A new trend in Texas higher education is the process of fee consolidation: the combining of several mandatory fees into one mandatory, consolidated fee charged to students. First implemented by Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University San Antonio in May 2012, effective for the fall 2012 semester, consolidated fees have since been adopted by 11 more Texas general education institutions (TAMUS 2012, 62-67). Of the 13 universities that have consolidated fees, all but one have officially named them a “University Services Fee,” and the average consolidated fee costs approximately $908.33 for a resident undergraduate student enrolled in a 15-hour semester.
Higher Education
Texas Takes a Stand Against Foreign Influence in Schools
ChinaTube — that’s the name my classmates at Texas A&M gave our 8 a.m. Comparative Politics class. That’s because instead of receiving instruction in comparative politics, we spent most of our class time watching YouTube videos about the history of China. Our instructor couldn’t communicate the material effectively in English. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced last week that he wants to prohibit Texas public schools from employing teachers on H-1B visas. This was the latest step...
August 25, 2026