We are having tax-free retail purchasing this weekend in TX.
Do you consider not charging sales tax a subsidy?
This is the basis of the residency requirement.
Determination of Residence Status
A. The following persons shall be classified as Texas residents and entitled to pay resident tuition:
1. a person who:
a. graduated from a public or accredited private high school in this state or received the equivalent of a high school
diploma in this state, and
b. maintained a residence continuously in this state for
(i) the thirty-six months immediately preceding the date of graduation or receipt of the diploma equivalent, as
applicable; and
(ii) the 12 months preceding the census date of the academic semester in which the person enrolls in an institution
(Note: An individual who is neither a US citizen nor permanent resident must complete and submit the Affidavit).
http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/index.cfm?ObjectID=6D1466D9-AEA5-DE00-C12F3F75E7367718
What I consider it is irrelevant to this discussion.
Seems to me you are hung up on the extra-constitutional argument that since Mexicans in Texas pay Texas taxes, that Mexicans should get instate tuition.
It's a cr*p argument.
State colleges are taxpayer subsidized. Those illegals are getting more than they are paying for, and they can’t even legally work when they graduate.