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80th Texas Legislature
110th U.S. Congress
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Selected News Article
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"Cap on Top 10 Percent Law Clears House Panel; Bill's Limits on College Admissions Vary from Those in Senate Plan"
(Dallas Morning News, May 15, 2007)
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"Higher Education Measures Advancing; Lawmakers See Need for More Planning to Implement Goals"
(Austin American-Statesman, Apr. 26, 2007)
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"State Needs to Come Through With Promised Tuition"
(Dallas Morning News, Apr. 2, 2007)
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"College 10% Rule Under Fire Yet Again"
(The Houston Chronicle, March 27, 2007)
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"Business Leaders Want a Higher Education Agency with More Clout; It's Doubtful That the Legislature Would Cede Some of Its Power to Proposed Public Corporation"
(Austin American-Statesman, Mar. 26, 2007)
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"Texas Guaranteed Admissions Program Under Fire"
(Diverse Online, Mar 21, 2007)
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"Lawmakers Propose New Tomorrow Fund; Plan Would Allow Families to Purchase Units"
(Austin American-Statesman, Mar. 13, 2007)
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"Comment: UT History Lesson a Warning to Perry"
(San Antonio Express-News, Mar. 12, 2007)
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"Bill Would Slap Freeze on Tuition"
(San Antonio Express-News, Mar. 9, 2007)
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"Editorial: Paying the Piper; State Prepaid Tuition Plan Judged Flawed, Faces a $3 Billion Deficit"
(The Houston Chronicle, Mar. 1, 2007)
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"UT Calls for Limiting 10 Percent Admissions; A Cap on 1997 Law Would Make It Easier to Boost Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Power Tells Lawmakers"
(Austin American-Statesman, Feb. 28, 2007)
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"Perry's Higher Education Plan Praised; A Senior Federal Official Calls Governor's Plan for More Aid, Incentives, and Accountability, 'A Bold Step' "
(Austin American-Statesman, Feb. 19, 2007)
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"Comptroller Opposes Reopening College Fund; Tuition Increasing More Quickly Than Assumed in Plan's Design, She Warns"
(Austin American-Statesman, Feb 19, 2007)
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"Tuition Fund Faces a Grim Tomorrow; In 20 Years, Comptroller Says, Lawmakers May Find Program Is Short $3 Billion"
(The Houston Chronicle, Feb. 16, 2007)
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"Perry Aide Urged Administrators to Back Higher Education Plan"
(Austin American-Statesman, Feb. 14, 2007)
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"College Projects Face Ax; Perry Plan Contentious, But North Texas May Gain If Funds Are Redirected"
(The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 13, 2007)
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"Editorial: Lawmakers Should Let Colleges Control Tuitions"
(Austin American-Statesman, Feb. 12, 2007)
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"Editorial: Perry Serious About Investing in Future"
(Austin American-Statesman, Feb 7, 2007)
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"Perry Plan Adds $1.7 Billion for Higher Education"
(The Houston Chronicle, Feb. 2, 2007)
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"Senator Watson Calls for Another Flagship University"
(Austin Business Journal, Jan 31, 2007)
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"Accord on Increasing Pell Grants"
(The New York Times, Jan. 31, 2007 )
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"UTB and TSC to Announce Free Tuition for Low-Income Students"
(The Brownsville Herald, Jan. 31, 2007)
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"UTEP's Degrees Don't Add Up; Formula Misses Bigger Picture at Predominantly Hispanic School"
(The Houston Chronicle, Jan. 30, 2007)
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"Higher Education a Top Priority for Dewhurst"
(Austin American-Statesman, Jan 29, 2007)
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"Editorial: State Must Give More to Higher Ed"
(theeagle.com, Jan 29, 2007)
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"House Debates Cutting Student Loan Rates"
(The Boston Globe, Jan. 17, 2007)
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"Editorial: What Governor Should Do to Move Texas Forward"
(Austin American-Statesman, Jan. 16, 2007)
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"Democrats Looking to Ease Burden of College Costs"
(Dallas Morning News, Jan. 9, 2007)
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"Democrats' Higher Education Plan Evolves and Narrows"
(Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 5, 2007)
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"Dollar Wise: The Legislature Needs to Increase Money for Higher
Education, and to Choose the Recipients Wisely"
(The Houston Chronicle, Jan. 3, 2007)
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"Legislature Has Money and Options, But It Must Deal with Spending Cap
and Prioritizing"
(The Houston Chronicle, Jan. 1, 2007)
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"Perry Wants More Line Items to Veto"
(The Houston Chronicle, December 18, 2006)
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"Proposed State Bill Would Create Two Tax-Free Periods for College
Textbook Purchases"
(Beaumont Enterprise.Com. December 18, 2006)
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