The University of Texas System announced Wednesday it will expand its free tuition program for lower-income families to include all families making $100,000 or less a year.

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

Students whose families make less than $100,000 annually get free tuition and waived fees at any of the academic universities in the University of

Texas students whose families earn less than $100,000 in annual income will soon be eligible for free tuition at every University of Texas System school, administrators announced Wednesday. The plan expands existing "promise programs" at the system's nine academic institutions,

Tuition and mandatory fees would be completely covered for qualifying students under the ‘Promise Plus’ program

The University of Texas is taking significant steps to enhance access to higher education by expanding its free tuition program.

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.