Tex.
Educ. Code Section 51.909
Expulsion of Certain Foreign Students
(a)
The governing board of a public institution of higher education may expel from that institution any student who is a citizen of a country other than the United States attending the institution under a nonimmigrant visa issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service and who is finally convicted of an offense under Section 28.03 (Criminal Mischief), 28.04 (Reckless Damage or Destruction), 42.02 (Riot), 42.03 (Obstructing Highway or Other Passageway), or 42.05 (Disrupting Meeting or Procession), Penal Code, or under Section 4.30 of this code.(b)
In this section, a person is finally convicted if the conviction has not been reversed on appeal and all appeals, if any, have been exhausted.(1)
a student enrolled under an F or M visa withdraws from the institution or withdraws from all courses in which the student is enrolled; or(2)
the institution dismisses a student enrolled under an F or M visa for nonattendance or takes any other official administrative action in regard to the student as a result of the student’s nonattendance.
Source:
Section 51.909 — Expulsion of Certain Foreign Students, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.51.htm#51.909
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).