89R12479 RDR-D     By: Richardson H.B. No. 3058       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the admission of persons holding certain nonimmigrant   visas to public institutions of higher education.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter U, Chapter 51, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 51.812 to read as follows:          Sec. 51.812.  LIMITATION ON ADMISSION OF STUDENTS WITH   CERTAIN VISAS. (a)  In this section:                (1)  "Graduate program" and "professional program"   have the meanings assigned by Section 51.841.                (2)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning   assigned by Section 61.003.          (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter   or Subchapter W, an institution of higher education may not offer   admission for undergraduate programs, graduate programs, and   professional programs for an academic year to a number of persons   who hold a nonimmigrant category F-1 or J-1 visa that exceeds the   number required to fill five percent of the institution's   enrollment capacity designated for entering undergraduate,   graduate, and professional students for that academic year.          SECTION 2.  Section 51.812, Education Code, as added by this   Act, applies beginning with admissions for the 2026-2027 academic   year.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.