89R11257 RDR-D     By: Reynolds H.B. No. 3027       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the admission of nonresident undergraduate and graduate   students 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 51.811 to read as follows:          Sec. 51.811.  LIMITATION ON ADMISSION OF NONRESIDENT   STUDENTS. (a)  In this section, "institution of higher education"   has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.          (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter   or Subchapter W but subject to Section 51.803(j), an institution of   higher education may not offer admission to undergraduate or   graduate students who are not residents of this state for an   academic year in excess of the number required to fill 15 percent of   the institution's enrollment capacity designated for undergraduate   or graduate students, as applicable, for that academic year.          SECTION 2.  Section 51.811, 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.