Castro Statement on Abbott Ending In-State Tuition

June 04, 2025 Castro Statement on Abbott Ending In-State Tuition WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement following Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to end in-state tuition in Texas: “This is a choreographed surrender. Legislation to gut the in-state tuition program just got shut down in the Texas legislature. Now Trump’s DOJ steps in and goes against what the legislature did, and Abbott and Paxton are refusing to defend the law enacted in 2001 and signed by Rick Perry. It’s backdoor legislating by cowards. And it will hurt Texans.” Print Email Tweet