Jan. 28, 2022, Austin, TX – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) gave final approval at its quarterly board meeting to move forward with the state’s refreshed plan for higher education titled Building a Talent Strong Texas. Under the new plan, Texas will connect more students – including working adults – to college degrees,…
Jan. 24 2022, Austin, TX – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has awarded $26.2 million in grant funding to 60 Texas higher education institutions. The grants are designed to help Texans access higher-paying jobs through completion of a postsecondary credential. Grants were awarded through two programs: the Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant Program…
Dec. 20, 2021, Austin, TX – Governor Greg Abbott today announced the State of Texas will invest an additional $123.3 million in federal funds to support education. The final allocation of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds comes to the state through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA). This distribution brings…
Dec. 16, 2021, Austin, Texas – Texas is raising the bar for higher education. That was the message Commissioner Harrison Keller delivered during his annual State of Higher Education address on Dec. 3 at the 2021 Texas Higher Education Leadership Conference, hosted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. In front of nearly 200 higher…
Dec. 7, 2021, Austin, Texas – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has announced 10 recipients of the 2021 Star Awards for outstanding efforts to respond to COVID-19. These awards honor institutions that ensured the health, safety, and success of their campus community through innovative approaches and local partnerships. After pausing the awards last year due to COVID-19, the Coordinating Board…
Nov. 2, 2021, Austin, TX – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has awarded $26 million in grant funding to 46 public junior colleges, public state colleges, and public technical colleges across Texas to support students impacted by COVID-19. Institutions may use the Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education (TRUE) Institutional Capacity Grants to…
Oct. 19, 2021, Austin, TX – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Daniel Wong, Ph.D. to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for a term set to expire on August 31, 2027. The board provides leadership and coordination for the Texas higher education system. Daniel Wong, Ph.D. of Houston is President and CEO of Tolunay-Wong Engineers,…
Sept. 13, 2021, Austin, TX – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Robert Gauntt and Richard Clemmer to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for terms set to expire on August 31, 2027 and August 31, 2023, respectively. The board provides leadership and coordination for the Texas higher education system. Robert Gauntt of Austin is Founder of…
Dec. 30, 2021, Austin, TX – OERTX, the state’s digital repository of open educational resources (OER), celebrated its one-year anniversary with sessions and workshops during the week of October 11-15. An initiative from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), OERTX houses free and customizable resources for higher education. In its first year, over 100,000…
June 28, 2021, Austin, TX – Governor Greg Abbott today announced the State of Texas will invest an additional $94.6 million in federal funds to support higher education. Last year, the Governor allocated $175 million to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to support Texas higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This additional funding in higher…