Paxton Sues TexAM University at Dallas for $1 Million Over Unauthorized STEM Degrees
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Updated · Fox News · May 20
Paxton Sues TexAM University at Dallas for $1 Million Over Unauthorized STEM Degrees
5 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 20
$1 million in penalties is at stake after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued TexAM University at Dallas, accusing it of posing as a university and offering unapproved degree programs.
A May 6 state letter said the school had to immediately stop advertising, offering and enrolling students in programs until it obtained a Certificate of Authority, citing online and Richardson-campus listings for AI, computer science and cybersecurity degrees.
Paxton also said TexAM used branding confusingly similar to Texas A&M University and misled prospective students about its legitimacy, calling it an illegal, unaccredited degree mill.
Founder Shahid A. Bajwa said the institute had already complied with state instructions by May 11, taken down its website and social media, stopped using the university label and was not charging students.
The case widens Texas scrutiny of unapproved higher-education providers and could test whether post-warning compliance limits liability for earlier advertising and enrollment activity.
Why is Texas suing a university for $1 million after it already ceased operations?
Was the 'TexAM' name a clever marketing ploy or an innocent branding mistake?