Friday evening at the Texas Tribune Festival, a three-day public policy forum in Austin, Gov. Rick Perry announced an expected expansion of his earlier push against escalating higher-education prices. In an effort to give incoming students a little more piece of mind, Rick Perry endorsed a four-year tuition "freeze" at state colleges and universities. This would affect well over 1 million students currently attending Texas' public colleges and universities, and more than 51,000 students attending the University of Texas at Austin. If this was enacted into law, freshman students' tuition will be locked into place for the duration of 4 years, including exemption from any tuition increases. In the past, Perry has pushed back against escalating tuition rates in Texas. University of Texas regents earlier froze tuition for two years under pressure from the governor. One of the positive aspects of it is that it could be an incentive for students to finish their degree in four years, because the price would be frozen.
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/perry-outlines-plan-to-lock-in-college-fees-2464454.html
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