{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-54.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 54.003","heading":"TUITION AND CHARGES TO BE AUTHORIZED BY LAW.","body":"No institution of higher education may collect from students attending the institution any tuition, fee, or charge of any kind except as permitted by law, and no student may be refused admission to or discharged from any institution for the nonpayment of any tuition, fee, or charge except as permitted by law.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL","CHAPTER 54. TUITION AND FEES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.54.htm#54.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"01c23e06a1aebdcd094c20819665c06cce7e18bab4dc42e415c369ba8ce58d0f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-54.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-54.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}