Texas awarded Alamo Community College District $285,000 for 2026–28 to create or adopt free course materials for nursing and workforce training; students in courses using those materials can access them through the OERTX digital library, but the award notice does not identify a campus.
New Braunfels students are part of the Alamo Colleges district that received the award: the city says Northeast Lakeview College’s local campus grew from 125 students in 10 courses in fall 2023 to 400 students in 25 courses and is moving to a larger location planned for fall 2026.
That is the student consequence of the new grant: in any course where Alamo Colleges adopts the funded materials, students can use free textbooks or other course materials instead of paying for a commercial version. The governor’s release says the awards focus on nursing and workforce programs.
The local campus is also expanding its workforce mission. In an August 2025 account, the City of New Braunfels said its larger campus would add construction management, engineering technology, logistics, allied health, natural sciences and information technology programs.
The missing link is the district’s allocation. The state award notice lists Alamo Community College District as the recipient but does not divide the money by campus; the city’s local expansion record does not connect the New Braunfels programs to this grant. The district’s project plan or grant agreement is needed to establish which local courses, if any, will participate.
The governor’s office says the statewide program has assisted more than 33,000 students since 2018 and estimates $3.5 million in textbook savings. Comparable projections for this award—and for New Braunfels specifically—depend on the campuses and courses Alamo Colleges selects.