Texas colleges and universities get $2 billion in federal stimulus money Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune May 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A mural at East End Backyard supporting University of Houston before its Sweet 16 game on Saturday, March 27, 2021.East End Backyard Texas colleges and universities will get an additional $2 billion in the latest round of federal coronavirus stimulus funding — half of which must be used for financial grants to students struggling due to the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday. The federal government also announced undocumented and international students can now receive those emergency funds too, rolling back a Trump administration rule that only allowed schools to distribute grants to students who qualified for federal financial aid, which excluded non-U.S. citizens.