Tex. Education Code § 54.211
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 54.211, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 54.211. FACULTY AND DEPENDENTS.
Official statutory text
A teacher or professor of an institution of higher education, and the spouse and children of such a teacher or professor, are entitled to register in an institution of higher education by paying the tuition fee and other fees or charges required for Texas residents without regard to the length of time the teacher or professor has resided in Texas. A teacher or professor of an institution of higher education and the teacher's or professor's family are entitled to the benefit of this section if the teacher or professor is employed at least one-half time on a regular monthly salary basis by an institution of higher education.
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