Students Leading the Fight for Access and Success in Texas Higher Education

The 2026 Texas Higher Education Student Advisory Council brings together 16 student leaders from across the state to shape and advocate for policy solutions at the Texas Capitol that improve the experiences and outcomes of students.

About the Student Advisory Council

The Student Advisory Council (SAC) is organized and supported by Young Invincibles, EdTrust in Texas, and Breakthrough Central Texas as a joint initiative of the Texas Postsecondary Advocates Coalition for Equity (Texas PACE).

Hear from previous SAC members

This year’s cohort reflects the full diversity of students currently or recently enrolled as undergraduates in Texas’s public four-year universities — including first-generation college students, students from low-income backgrounds, transfer students, student-parents, and Texans of all backgrounds.

Why This Matters

Since launching in 2022, SAC members have helped secure significant wins for Texas students, including increased investments in need-based financial aid and the passage of a new outcomes-based funding formula that rewards community colleges for student success.

The 2026 cohort continues that work as state leaders study and develop recommendations for performance-based funding of public four-year universities that will impact at least $500 million in public funding and more than 700,000 Texas students. SAC members will help ensure students are at the table, shaping the design of this funding.

Meet the 2026 Texas Higher Education Student Advisory Council

• Kayla Price, University of Texas at Austin
• Dominic Beck, University of Texas at Austin
• Davion Dunn, University of Texas at El Paso
• Effua Jordan, University of Texas at Arlington
• Alexandra Deckelmann, University of Texas San Antonio
• Lisa Cantu, Texas A&M University College Station
• Charlotte Brinson, Texas A&M University College Station
• Ankaris Guzman, Texas A&M University at McAllen
• Imunique Liggens, Prairie View A&M University
• Shawn White, Texas State University
• Abbey Myers, Texas State University
• Christian Elizondo, University of Houston
• Adrian Caraves, University of Houston – Clear Lake
• Paul Mascorro, University of North Texas at Dallas
• Idalyd Granados, Texas Woman’s University
• Destiny Onkonwko, Texas Southern University

Learn more about the 2026 cohort members and the SAC

Please reach out to Elias Ramirez, southern program coordinator at Young Invincibles, with any questions: elias.ramirez@younginvincibles.org.