Greg Abbott said Wednesday he will not support any tuition increases at Texas colleges and universities in the next two years, continuing the tuition freeze currently in place. In a letter to public colleges and universities,

Gov. Greg Abbott will prevent Texas colleges and universities from raising tuition during the next biennium.In a letter to Texas college and university leaders, Abbott emphasized the need for public universities to "take every possible step to ease the financial burden on our students and their families,

Texas universities should not approve tuition increases for the next two years, Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday. In a letter to higher education leaders, he cited families’ rising costs of living.

Abbott said he spoke to all of the university system Boards of Regents, whose members agree with his position.

In a letter sent to all universities and colleges in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said undergraduate tuition and fee increases are prohibited "in the next biennium."