General Correspondence

This media release announces that the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative, a joint endeavor among the Commissioners of the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), today released its latest report to Gov. Greg Abbott.

This media release announces as part of National Distance Learning Week (NDLW), the THECB joins the United States Distance Learning Association to highlight the success of digital learning.

This media release announces that a new statewide chatbot, developed in partnership with AdmitHub, provides personalized guidance to help students navigate COVID-19 impact on college access and student success. 

This media release announces the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Request for Applications (RFA) for the Open Educational Resources (OER) Course Development and Implementation Grant Program, supported by a portion of the $175 million allocation to the THECB from the Governor's Emergency Educational Relief (GEER) Fund. 

This media release announces the agency's launch of its 10th annual Texas Public Higher Education Almanac.

This media release announces that the agency has retained Student Tracker Premium data services from the National Student Clearinghouse for summer 2020 through summer 2022.

This media release announces that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Higher Education Foundation award $125,000 in student emergency aid grants to five Texas community colleges.

This media release announces the launch of OERTX, the state's digital repository of open educational resources (OER) for Texas students and educational institutions.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) announces the enclosed 2020-21 (FY 2021) final allocation amounts, based on the reduced appropriation for fiscal year 2021 for the Work-Study Student Mentorship Program (WSMP) at public and private/independent institutions. The Texas College Work-Study appropriation supports the Work-Study Student Mentorship and the Texas WORKS Internship Programs. This allocation is specifically for WSMP.

The Net Price Calculator (NPC) Data Memo: The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) is required to provide an accessible tool for estimating the cost of attendance (COA) for full-time entering first-year students attending institutions of higher education in Texas. General rules concerning the uniform standards for the publication of COA information as well as a tool to compute an estimated COA can be found in Title 19, Chapter 21, Subchapter PP, of the Texas Administrative Code.

On June 23, 2020, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) issued revised allocations to institutions for the TEOG program, based on a plan that reduced the 2020-21 biennial appropriations by 5%. Those revised allocations are now confirmed as final allocations for fiscal year 2021 for the TEOG program.

On June 23, 2020, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) issued revised allocations to institutions for the TEG program, based on a plan that reduced the 2020-21 biennial appropriations by 5%. Those revised allocations are now confirmed as final allocations for fiscal year 2021 for the TEG program.

On June 23, 2020, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) issued 10-day allocation data review materials to institutions for the TEXAS Grant program, based on a plan that reduced the 2020-21 biennial appropriations by 5%. Institutions had 10 days to review the data, with the review period ending July 7, 2020. The THECB received institutional feedback regarding the data and adjusted allocation calculations to reflect those comments. Enclosed are the final allocations for fiscal year 2021 for the TEXAS Grant program.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) announces the enclosed 2020-21 (FY 2021) final allocation amounts, based on the reduced appropriation for fiscal year 2021 for the Bilingual Education program at seven public institutions.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) announces the enclosed 2020-21 (FY 2021) final allocation amounts, based on the reduced appropriation for fiscal year 2021 for the Texas College Work-Study (TCWS) program at public and private/independent institutions. The Texas College Work-Study appropriation supports the TCWS, the Work-Study Student Mentorship, and the Texas WORKS Internship Programs. This allocation is specifically for the TCWS Program.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) announces the enclosed 2020-21 (FY 2021) final allocation amounts, based on the reduced appropriation for fiscal year 2021 for the Educational Aide Exemption (EAE) program at public institutions.

The Office of Student Financial Aid Programs (SFAP) would like to provide institutions with resources and updates that can be used throughout the 2020-21 (FY 2021) year.