William Drew Darby, Texas State Representative of the 52nd district (R) | https://drewdarby.com/about/
William Drew Darby, Texas State Representative of the 52nd district (R) | https://drewdarby.com/about/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill amends the Education Code to introduce a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that public institutions of higher education in Texas can award to foreign students. Specifically, it stipulates that no more than 25% of the athletic scholarships, grants, or similar financial aid, contingent upon a student's participation in each intercollegiate athletic program, can be awarded to students who are citizens of a foreign country for any given academic year. This regulation will take effect beginning with the 2026-27 academic year, following the implementation date of Sept. 1, 2025.
Drew Darby, chair of the House Committee on Energy Resources and member of the House Committee on State Affairs, proposed another four bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Drew Darby is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 72nd House district. He replaced previous state representative Scott Edward Campbell in 2007.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 3190 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to school personnel and public school operations, including the eligibility of certain employees for unemployment compensation benefits |
| HB 3156 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to fluid oil and gas waste and products and byproducts of that waste |
| HB 3035 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety |
| HB 2678 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Authority and a Texas nuclear permitting officer |
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