The University of North Texas is justified in charging out-of-state residents more for tuition than it does for in-state illegal aliens, according to the conservative 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals. In its ruling, the three-judge bench overturned a federal judge in Plano and concluded that UNT is correctly interpreting Texas law. According to the statute, in-state residents pay less in tuition than out-of-state students. According to the statute, in-state residents pay less in tuition than out-of-state students. The appeal was made by the Young Conservatives of Texas Foundation.
Three years ago, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of Young Conservatives of Texas against UNT leaders. The lawsuit argued that UNT’s tuition scheme violated federal law.
The Texas-based Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) is a conservative youth group. It has chapters at 20 universities, including Baylor University, the University of North Texas, Texas A&M University, etc. It was founded in 1980. The Young Conservatives of Texas has its mission stating “TO EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS ON CONSERVATIVE VALUES IN THE LONE STAR STATE.”
Young Conservatives of Texas, a non-partisan conservative youth organization, has been working for conservative ideals in Texas for more than 40 years and provides the most respected ratings of the Texas Legislature.
The Young Conservatives of Texas and its members are involved in all aspects of Texas politics, attempting to shape the state’s policies through a variety of means such as educating students and the general public, advocating conservative fiscal and social policies, campus activism, supporting political candidates, and rating the Texas legislature.
Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) alleges that state law permitting UNT and other colleges to charge out-of-state residents greater tuition than in-state residents is illegal because it prevents those students from enjoying a benefit afforded to Texas citizens who are in the country illegally.
Young Conservatives of Texas did not contest the state’s different policy of establishing residence requirements, which classifies such immigrants as in-state residents when they live in Texas.
The student group has a range of alternatives at its disposal. It has two options: resubmit the lawsuit in a more focused form or appeal to the full 5th Circuit. The possibilities are endless, claims Henneke.
Requests for comment have gone unanswered by the school and the attorney for UNT.