Undocumented, out-of-state students must pay same tuition at Texas school: judge

American citizens from outside Texas should not have to pay more in tuition at a Lone Star State public university than undocumented students who currently qualify for the in-state rate, a federal judge ruled last week.

The April 8 ruling by US District Judge Sean D. Jordan stems from a 2020 lawsuit against the University of North Texas filed by the Texas Public Policy Foundation on behalf of the Young Conservatives of Texas student organization.

Under a 2001 Texas law, undocumented immigrants who have lived in the state for at least three years and graduated from high school qualify for in-state tuition.

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