AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ With time running out in the Legislature, Gov. Rick Perry is urging that lawmakers change the state’s top 10 percent law for college admissions.
Perry, after speaking at a University of Texas System regents ceremony Wednesday, said there’s still time for action before the Legislature adjourns June 1.
He said UT-Austin in particular needs relief from the law giving automatic admission to Texas students who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school class. He says the brightest students often leave Texas for other states because of it.
The Senate voted to cap top 10 percent admission at 60 percent of a university’s entering freshman class. The House hasn’t approved the measure.