Texas Dreamers Legal Defense Fund

The Texas Dreamers Legal Defense Fund

Fighting for Texas Students

Our State Abandoned Them.

We Won’t.

In 2001, Texas became the leader by passing House Bill 1403, the Texas Dream Act. This landmark legislation, which was authored by former State Representative Rick Noriega, allows certain students to pay in-state tuition at colleges and universities throughout Texas regardless of where they were born.

Over 250,000 students have built their futures because of this law—they have obtained degrees, built families, started businesses, and have become members of our community.

They want to work, pay taxes, and contribute as Texans.

Then everything changed in one day.

On June 4, 2024, the federal government sued Texas to kill the Texas Dream Act.

Our own Governor and Attorney General refused to defend it. Instead, without a fight, they colluded with the Department of Justice to end the Texas Dream Act. A federal judge then signed an order that stops Texas from providing in-state tuition to students under the Texas Dream Act.

What happened in that case is travesty and a sham.

Now the higher education opportunities of these students are at risk. Students will be forced to pay $30k or $40k for tuition, instead of $10k … for the same education.

All because their own state gave up on them.

But Dreamers are not alone.

And the case is not over—and We’re Fighting Back

While the state won’t stand up for these students, we will.

We’re hiring the lawyers Texas should have hired. We’re taking this fight to court and giving these students the defense they deserved from day one. We will fight to overturn the order and restore the Texas Dream Act.

Where your money goes:

These kids did everything right. They studied hard, graduated from Texas schools, and dreamed of going college. They shouldn’t pay the price for the state government’s surrender.

Help us fight for students who call Texas home, for many the only home they have ever known.

These dollars will fund the legal battle and the defense these students should have had from the beginning.

Join us.

For the future—for Texas.

Texas Dreamer Defense Legal Fund