Texas Senate wants more control over university tuition

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s been 14 years since lawmakers had a direct say over how much universities could charge for tuition. That could change this year.
Lawmakers say tuition for public universities is rising too fast for Texas families to keep up.
Chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, filed several bills to slow the growth in tuition and held a public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education.
“The temperament of this legis