1. (a) Authority. Authority for this section is provided in the Texas Education Code, §54.231(b), (c), and (e).

2. (b) Participating Institutions. An institution shall provide eligible students a waiver under this program if the institution is one of the following:

   1. (1) a general academic teaching institution, as defined in §13.1 of this chapter (relating to Definitions) or a component of the Texas State Technical College system located in a county that borders Mexico;
   2. (2) Texas A&M University - Kingsville;
   3. (3) Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; or
   4. (4) The University of Texas at San Antonio.

3. (c) Eligible Students. To be eligible for a waiver under this section, a student must:

   1. (1) be a citizen or permanent resident of Mexico, who resides in, and plans to return to, Mexico immediately after finishing the student's educational program;
   2. (2) meet the admissions requirements and any restrictive enrollment criteria of the participating institution in which the student enrolls; and
   3. (3) show financial need, as defined in §13.460 of this subchapter (relating to Definitions).

4. (d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c)(2) of this section, a student is eligible to receive a waiver under this section if the student:

   1. (1) is enrolled in either:

      1. (A) lower-division courses at a public junior college, as defined in §13.1 of this chapter, located in a county that borders with a partnership agreement pursuant to Texas Education Code, chapter 51, subchapter N, with a general academic teaching institution in the same county; or
      2. (B) courses that are part of a graduate degree program in public health and are conducted in a county that borders Mexico;
   2. (2) meets the admissions requirements of the institution at which the student is enrolled; and
   3. (3) meets all other eligibility criteria described by subsection (c) of this section.
5. (e) Tuition Rate. A participating institution shall charge an eligible student enrolled at the institution a tuition rate equal to the resident tuition rate.
6. (f) There is no limit to the number of eligible students a participating institution may enroll.

Source Note:The provisions of this §13.475 adopted to be effective November 13, 2025, 50 TexReg 7253.