# US Congressman Chip Roy targets Texas university over H-1B hire 2026-08-25T04:17:37+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Republican Congressman Chip Roy has demanded Texas State University explain why it renewed a public relations specialist's H-1B visa contract instead of hiring a US citizen graduate. Roy, who represents the 21st Congressional District, sent a letter to the university president after it renewed the visa for an existing employee who had entered as an international student. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered state agencies and universities in January to freeze new H-1B petitions until May 2027 and review programme use. In August, he called on the legislature to prohibit higher education institutions from hiring H-1B workers statewide. Roy asked the university to disclose how many H-1B holders it employs, their salaries, qualifications and recruitment efforts for US citizens. Roy said the H-1B programme does not serve Texas or national interests. He requested a detailed response by 3 September, including annual hiring figures since fiscal 2020 and job postings that solicited visa holders. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The governor's January freeze and August legislative call signal a broader state-level push against the H-1B programme, with Texas State as the first named target. The key number to watch is the university's compliance deadline of 3 September, by which it must disclose the precise count of H-1B employees it employs and their salaries. If the response is deemed inadequate, the stage is set for the Texas legislature to take up Abbott's proposed ban in its next session, potentially affecting thousands of international graduates currently on the programme at public universities statewide. ## Coverage - greatandhra.com leads with the politician's questioning and demanded explanation, foregrounding claims of displaced American workers This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Chip Roy, Greg Abbott, H-1B visa, Texas State University, University of Texas System Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/us-congressman-chip-roy-targets-texas-university-over-h-1b-hire/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/us-congressman-chip-roy-targets-texas-university-over-h-1b-hire/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/