freely offer anything of any value whatsoever to poor people without some strings attached or some sort of hidden agenda.

I agree, especially, as you said, from a state like TX.

I’m in the Northeast, my state offers tuition-free community college to all residents, but veterans can go to any state school tuition-free.

Tuition free, not just flat out free. Usually you’re still required to pay any and all fees (like lab fees and what not), as well as books and supplies and all that, and then any taxes or whatever.

So yes, you can save a lot of money through programs like this, but they don’t make college education completely free.