The State of Student Aid and Higher Education in Texas (SOSA) annual report from Trellis Research provides information helpful in informing policy and programs for higher education student financial aid. The report serves as a reference for colleges, universities, and policymakers, and provides a comparison of Texas state and federal student aid programs. The SOSA highlights data on a variety of student finance topics, including higher education, demographic projections, college costs, student loan repayment outcomes, and higher education policy. The publication focuses on Texas, but often contains comparisons to the nation or other large states. Each section concentrates on a different issue or set of issues. As a reference document, it is designed such that each page stands on its own. Each page contains a title summarizing the page or highlighting a particular part of the page, a visual element, a brief writeup, and information on the sources used. It was designed so that a page could be printed and taken to a meeting to ensure that everyone in the room is literally on the same page. [For the 2018 report, see ED592458.]