Votes at a glance: Key approvals and contract actions at THECB July 24, 2025 meeting

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board took a series of formal actions during its July 24, 2025 quarterly meeting. The board approved the following items (motions and outcomes are summarized below). When the transcript did not identify a motion mover or a full roll-call tally, the entry lists the motion text and the outcome as recorded in the meeting minutes.

Votes and formal actions (summary)

1) Resolution of appreciation for Dr. Fred Frias — approved - Motion: Approve the resolution of appreciation for Doctor Fred Frias. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded: “Aye,” motion passes). - Notes: A governor’s commendation from Governor Greg Abbott was also presented.

2) Approval to excuse absence of board member Javed Anwar — approved - Motion: Approve absence for Javed Anwar. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).

3) Consent calendars (non-rule and rule consent items) — approved as amended - Motion: Approve non-rule and rule consent calendars (the non-rule consent calendar was amended to add item 8c — report on student financial aid FY2024). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Notes: Consent included many administrative and routine items (appointments, reports, faculty salary increase report, program reports, gift acknowledgments, and many rule reviews and proposed rule amendments placed on consent).

4) Major policy discussion — informational (no formal board vote) - Items covered: Building a Talent Strong Texas metrics and implementation; MyTexasFuture/direct admissions; free college application week; credentials of value; research targets; legislative outcomes and funding.

5) Grants and awards - Nursing Shortage Reduction Program (NSRP) grant to The University of Texas at Arlington — approved - Motion: Approve grant award to UT Arlington in the amount of $5,121,288 for the 2025 NSRP appropriation year. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded: “Aye,” motion carries).

6) Contract amendments and procurement actions — approved - Amend current contract with Deloitte Consulting LLP (college and career advising suite maintenance and development): increase not-to-exceed amount from $2,963,423 to $7,963,423 (including renewals through 08/31/2028) — approved - Motion: Amend contract with Deloitte to add $5,000,000 in authority (total not to exceed ~$7.96M) for ongoing maintenance and development of MyTexasFuture and ApplyTexas systems. - Outcome: Approved (motion and second; voice vote recorded: “Aye,” motion passes). - Amend current contract with vFairs: increase total from $96,955 to $108,845 (including optional renewals through 08/31/2027) — approved - Motion: Amend contract with vFairs to permit expanded use (digital learning team); consolidation expected to produce net savings. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).

7) Internal plans and budget votes — approved - Agency operating budget for FY 2026–27 — approved - Motion: Approve agency operating budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Internal audit plan for FY 2026 — approved - Motion: Approve proposed internal audit plan for fiscal year 2026. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Compliance monitoring plan for FY 2026 — approved - Motion: Approve compliance monitoring plan for fiscal year 2026. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).

8) Program approvals (degree program actions requiring board approval) — approved - Texas A&M University San Antonio — Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership — approved - Motion: Approve request for Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership, beginning Fall 2025. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso — Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biomedical Sciences — approved - Motion: Approve request for Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, beginning Spring 2026. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences — approved - Motion: Approve request for Ph.D. in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, beginning Fall 2026. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).

9) Rulemaking actions (committee and board votes) — approved - Adoption and amendment of multiple Board Rules related to Chapter 13 (tuition and fee consolidations), Rule reviews, and SARA participation clarifications (chapter and section numbers noted in agenda): approved on motions and voice votes.

10) Other approvals on consent (selected) - Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee recommendations for trust distributions — approved on consent. - Report acknowledgements, committee appointments, program name change (Tarleton State Fort Worth), and termination of a 2019 memorandum of understanding with Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine — approved on consent.

Items discussed in closed session - Agenda items 7d (implementation of new compliance monitoring duties under Tex. Educ. Code §61.031 and duties of the internal auditor) and 7e (compensation of employees who report directly to the board) were discussed in executive session; the board later authorized the board chair to approve compensation actions for direct reports consistent with executive-session discussion.

Notes on vote recording - Most agenda votes were recorded by voice (“Aye” / “Any opposed?”) in the public transcript; the meeting minutes show motions, seconds, and voice outcomes. Where the transcript did not record a roll-call or named tally, the summary above follows the meeting record (motion/second and recorded outcome). The transcript did not provide full roll-call tallies for every item.

Provenance: The board’s recorded motions and outcomes appear at multiple points in the transcript (resolution and presentations beginning near the 00:13:03 mark for the resolution and continuing through adjournment). This roundup lists all formal actions recorded in the publicly posted transcript of the July 24, 2025 quarterly board meeting.