University of North Texas System

Advocates and policy groups argue ending in-state tuition for students without legal status will hurt the state's economy.

Shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block Texas from giving in-state tuition to immigrant students without legal status, state Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the two parties had filed a joint motion asking a court to permanently end the policy.

The bill comes after an NBC investigation found that the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth obtained hundreds of unclaimed bodies for medical research without explicit consent.

The Texas State Board of Education recently changed graduation requirements, curriculum, and testing requirements under the guidelines from lawmakers. As…