AUSTIN, Texas - Texas residents will be able to apply to undergraduate programs at any public college or university in the state without paying an application fee during Free College Application Week, which runs Oct. 12-18.

What we know: Applicants must submit their applications through ApplyTexas by 11:59 p.m. Oct. 18 to qualify for the waiver.

More than 260,000 applications were submitted during last year's Free College Application Week, according to the state.