Keresa Johnson Richardson, Texas State Representative of the 61st district (R) | https://www.facebook.com/keresa.richardson.16
Keresa Johnson Richardson, Texas State Representative of the 61st district (R) | https://www.facebook.com/keresa.richardson.16
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the admission of persons holding certain nonimmigrant visas to public institutions of higher education’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill establishes a limitation on public institutions of higher education in Texas, restricting the admission of students holding F-1 or J-1 nonimmigrant visas. Specifically, such students cannot exceed 5% of the enrollment capacity for entering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students for any given academic year. The bill amends the Education Code to include this restriction and applies to admissions beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The legislation takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Keresa Richardson, member of the House Committee on S/C on International Relations, proposed no more bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Richardson graduated from Texas A & M University in 1979.
Keresa Richardson is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 61st House district. She replaced previous state representative Frederick Frazier in 2025.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
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