"Speaking to a crowd of 400 higher ed leaders at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's leadership conference in 2023, Abbott praised attendees for putting the state "on a trajectory of excellence in higher education." A high-quality higher education has many components, he said, but one of the most important elements "is having top-notch research universities to educate the next generation of innovative leaders needed by employers in the state.""
"It's puzzling, then, that as he's championing the state's research might, he has made it harder for institutions to attract the best academic talent in the world. Last week Abbott put a freeze until the end of May next year on public universities granting new H-1B visas without first obtaining written permission from the Texas Workforce Commission. For nearly 40 years, universities have used H-1B visas to attract the best and brightest minds to their institutions."
Governor Gregg Abbott has publicly praised Texas research universities and allocated substantial public funding, calling them central to creating a premier workforce that attracts CEOs. Abbott emphasized the importance of top-notch research universities to educate innovative leaders for state employers. He has ordered a freeze until the end of next May on public universities granting new H-1B visas without written permission from the Texas Workforce Commission. Universities have used H-1B exemptions for decades to recruit global academic talent; Texas ranks second nationally in university H-1B holders. The freeze could reduce institutions' ability to compete internationally for leading scholars and researchers.
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