State lawmakers and Huston-Tillotson University students announced Thursday their intention to form the Texas Historically Black Colleges and Universities Legislative Caucus to help provide the state's HBCUs with the "necessary resources and support to thrive."
HBCU students helped organize the caucus, which hopes to assemble state lawmakers from both the Senate and House who represent, attended or support HBCUs and obtain funding for them "commensurate with the role they have played in developing the prosperity" of Texas.
The caucus also plans to raise awareness of the issues HBCUs face, work to improve those schools and "build a network of supporters." It is expected to formally launch during this legislative session with executive officers, staff and a budget.