But it does allow the illegals a path to legal citizenship. Basically, you want to pay in-state tuition, you need to become legal also. So, you go to high school for 3 years, you sign up to get legal, you can pay in-state tuition.
My kids attended their entire primary and secondary careers in US schools; thirteen years. If they had enrolled in a Texas University, they'd have paid out-of-state tuition.
What about Americans being second-class citizens in Texas don't you understand?