When Jason Tomlinson presented a proposed tuition increase to the board of regents at Texas Woman's University earlier this month, he stated the obvious:

Texas students whose families make less than $100,000 annually will soon get free tuition and waived fees at any of the academic universities in the University of Texas System, the board of regents announced Wednesday.

The University of Texas System has a plan to provide tuition-free education at all nine institutions for undergraduate students from families earning $100,000 or less a year, beginning next fall. Announced Wednesday,

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced on Wednesday that it would eliminate tuition costs next fall for all undergraduate students whose families earn less than $200,000 per year — following a national movement to try to make higher education more accessible.

Regional colleges rely more on tuition revenue to operate than flagship campuses. Gov. Greg Abbott’s desire to pause increases could create tight financial conditions.