House Higher Education 08/8/2026

Committee on Higher Education — 89th Session

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Clerk and chair call the Committee to order, complete roll call (Chairman Wilson, Vice Chair Howard and multiple representatives recorded present) and outline rules for witness registration, online public comment (portal open until 5PM), and the agenda flow for four interim charges: research competitiveness; foreign-adversary protections/research security; credential completion; and affordability.

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House Committee on Higher Education hearing in Austin covered research competitiveness (Army Futures Command testimony), research security and HB127 implementation, credential completion and workforce Pell rollout, competency-based programs, transfer/credit-for-prior-learning issues, and postsecondary affordability including emergency aid.

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