Over the years IDRA has provided data, testimony and other information on the Texas Top Ten Percent Plan to help inform policy discussions. Below is a catalog of material that research and analysis has generated.
Information for the 2021 Legislative Session
- Policy Brief: The Texas Top Ten Percent Plan’s Legacy in Supporting Equal Access to College (2021 Update)
- Infographic: Top 10 Percent Plan Expands College Access Across Texas (2021 Update)
- Testimony: Equity Should Be Upheld in Top Ten Percent Plan – IDRA Testimony again SB 1091, Presented by Dr. Altheria Caldera to the Senate Higher Education Committee, April 28, 2021 See testimony video
Information for the 2019 Legislative Session
Information for the 2017 Legislative Session
- IDRA Testimony: The Texas Top Ten Percent’s Legacy in Supporting Equal Access to Higher Education, April 5, 2017
- TLEC Testimony Opposing SB 2119, which Proposes Elimination of the Texas Top Ten Percent Plan, before the Senate Higher Education Committee, April 5, 2017
- Since When are Good Grades and Diversity a Bad Thing? – 7 Recommendations and the Texas Top Ten Percent Plan
- Analysis: Texas Top Ten Percent Plan at UT-Austin Has Dramatic Impact Within Texas Senate Districts
Information for the 2009 Legislative Session
- Update on Texas Top Ten Percent Plan for Your Students (September 2009) – factsheet for schools and others to distribute regarding slight changes made to the plan in 2009 and effective in fall of 2011. Available in PDF format.
- Read Top 10 Myths of the Top Ten Percent Plan
- Read Top Myths of the Top Ten Percent Plan – Part II (myths 11-15)
- Read IDRA’s Analysis of Minority Student Access to the University of Texas at Austin (two-page analysis)
- Read A Look at the Top Ten Percent Plan Debate (one-page overview)
- Read testimony text
- See research summary
- See how many students in your high school would lose guaranteed admission if the proposed caps are adopted
- See how many students in your school district would lose guaranteed admission if the proposed caps are adopted
- See how many students in your county would lose guaranteed admission if the proposed caps are adopted
- See how many minority students your high school would lose guaranteed admission if the proposed caps are adopted
- See the resolution by the Canutillo ISD Board of Trustees in support of the Top Ten Percent Plan (pdf)
Information for the 2007 Legislative Session
- In 2007, IDRA compiled and analyzed available data on the students entering the University of Texas at Austin and all the Texas high schools that contributed graduating seniors to those incoming freshmen classes between the years of 1995 and 2006.
