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.