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