Texas HB526 mandates that public higher education institutions require students to complete a three-semester-hour economics course, equally divided.

Texas HB526 amends the Education Code to require that public institutions of higher education mandate students to complete a three-semester-hour economics course, with equal focus on macroeconomics and microeconomics, to be eligible for an associate or baccalaureate degree. This requirement applies only to students enrolling in such degree programs on or after January 1, 2026. The act will take effect on September 1, 2025.

Texas HB526 mandates that public higher education institutions require students to complete a three-semester-hour economics course, equally divided.

Texas HB526 amends the Education Code to require that public institutions of higher education mandate students to complete a three-semester-hour economics course, with equal focus on macroeconomics and microeconomics, to be eligible for an associate or baccalaureate degree. This requirement applies only to students enrolling in such degree programs on or after January 1, 2026. The act will take effect on September 1, 2025.