Carrie Isaac, Texas State Representative of the 73rd district (R) | https://x.com/CarrieIsaac
Carrie Isaac, Texas State Representative of the 73rd district (R) | https://x.com/CarrieIsaac
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain military personnel’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill amends the Texas Education Code to extend tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education to certain military personnel. This includes honorably discharged veterans from various conflicts, such as the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and others who served during specified periods, including the Cold War, Vietnam era, Grenada and Lebanon era, Panama era, Persian Gulf War, and subsequent national emergencies like the events post-September 11, 2001. The exemptions apply to specific fees but exclude general deposit fees, student services fees, and any fees for lodging, board, or clothing. These changes will apply starting with the fall semester of 2025. The bill will become effective immediately upon a two-thirds majority vote in each house or on Sept. 1, 2025, otherwise.
Carrie Isaac, member of the House Committee on S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs, proposed another 15 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Isaac graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a BS.
Carrie Isaac is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 73rd House district. She replaced previous state representative Kyle Biedermann in 2023.
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 2889 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to requiring political subdivisions to provide funding for communications from opponents of bond measures of the political subdivision |
| HB 2888 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the right of a motorist who fails to hold a driver's license or maintain motor vehicle liability insurance or other financial responsibility for a motor vehicle to recover damages arising from a motor vehicle collision |
| HB 2887 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the jurisdiction of certain international organizations |
| HB 2881 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws restricting the acquisition, manufacture, or possession of ammunition in this state |
| HB 2879 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the justified use of force, including deadly force, by certain persons on certain residential property or manufactured home community property |
| HB 2817 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer |
| HB 2812 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the exemption of public water supply wells from regulation, permitting, or metering by the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District |
| HB 2738 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting |
| HB 2565 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to prohibiting certain additives from being included in food and drinks provided by school districts |
| HB 2562 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to a limitation on the salary of superintendents and chief executive officers of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools |
| HB 2268 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to create certain special districts |
| HB 2267 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the monitoring of emissions from certain facilities that emit air contaminants |
| HB 2265 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to county land use regulatory authority in certain counties; providing a criminal penalty |
| HB 1133 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to prohibit or regulate certain swim instruction provided in a pool on an owner's or resident's property |
| HB 218 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax relief fund for use in reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes |
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