Senate Committee on Higher Education July 29, 2026

Senate Committee on Higher Education · July 29, 2026

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Opening and roll call

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Chair (Chairman Bettencourt) called the Senate Higher Education Committee to order, explained overlapping committee schedules and asked the clerk to call the roll; a quorum of four members was recorded.

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Senate Higher Education Committee heard presentations from the Legislative Budget Board and university system leaders on the Permanent University Fund (PUF), Available University Fund (AUF), Higher Education Assistance Fund (HEAF) and the Texas University Fund (TUF); members questioned distribution methodology, eligibility, enrollment and facility funding constraints.

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