{"id":461167,"date":"2026-10-09T12:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/461167\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T12:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:38:10","slug":"texas-free-college-application-week-returns-oct-12-18-for-second-year-waiving-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/461167\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Free College Application Week returns Oct. 12-18 for second year, waiving fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abilene, Texas \u2014 Texas students will have a week in October to apply to public colleges and universities across the state without paying application fees, a cost that can add up quickly for families.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Texas Free College Application Week returns Oct. 12-18 for second year, waiving fees\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d9bec1f6-968a-43d8-8fff-21ddb84e2962-Stinger_Across_Texas1Copy01.00_00_45_01.Still006.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Texas Free College Application Week returns Oct. 12-18 for second year, waiving fees<\/p>\n<p>From Oct. 12 through Oct. 18, eligible Texas residents can submit applications to participating public four-year universities and community colleges with application fees waived. <\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s Free College Application Week is designed to help remove financial barriers for students pursuing higher education.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Texas Free College Application Week returns Oct. 12-18 for second year, waiving fees\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/c3cf3c1a-1806-47e5-b21b-79a53111b942-Stinger_Across_Texas1Copy01.00_00_24_40.Still002.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Texas Free College Application Week returns Oct. 12-18 for second year, waiving fees<\/p>\n<p>Texas first launched Free College Application Week in 2025 following the passage of Senate Bill 2231. <\/p>\n<p>The October 2026 waiver period marks the initiative\u2019s second year.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Texas Free College Application Week returns Oct. 12-18 for second year, waiving fees\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6be5ec58-40a1-4c73-9936-907556ffad7f-Stinger_Across_Texas1Copy01.00_00_49_05.Still005.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Texas Free College Application Week returns Oct. 12-18 for second year, waiving fees<\/p>\n<p>The fee waiver is not limited to graduating high school seniors. Eligible transfer students and Texans looking to return to college can also take advantage of the program.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify for the waiver, students must complete and submit their applications during the designated week through ApplyTexas.org.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Texas Free College Application Week returns Oct. 12-18 for second year, waiving fees\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/54360a15-0205-472a-9a34-90e86b3298c1-Stinger_Across_Texas1Copy01.00_01_09_42.Still007.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Texas Free College Application Week returns Oct. 12-18 for second year, waiving fees<\/p>\n<p>Students are encouraged not to wait until the last minute. <\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Texas Free College Application Week returns Oct. 12-18 for second year, waiving fees\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/02f14a3c-9101-4d8b-bcfa-710f44e03d44-Stinger_Across_Texas1Copy01.00_01_17_19.Still008.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Texas Free College Application Week returns Oct. 12-18 for second year, waiving fees<\/p>\n<p>The free application period ends Oct. 18, and applicants should have all required information ready before submitting.<\/p>\n<p>More information is available at https:\/\/www.highered.texas.gov\/free-college-application-week\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abilene, Texas \u2014 Texas students will have a week in October to apply to public colleges and universities&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461168,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-461167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}