Nothing has helped Texas “close the gaps” of higher education achievement more than financial aid for low-income students. But with coming budget cuts, tens of thousands of students could lose out on the state’s largest and most generous financial aid program.
Reopening the Gaps
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 44
In this week’s TribCast, Ross, Elise, Ben and Matt discuss the hottest Texas House races, Perry for president and the ramifications for elections in Harris County after fire destroyed voting machines last week.
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State Government
2010: No Replacement
David Swinford’s seat in the Texas House will apparently remain empty for the next four months.
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Congress
2010: Express-News vs. Canseco, Round 2
Bob Richter, public editor of the San Antonio paper, responds to the GOP House candidate’s charges of biased coverage.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Illegal Immigration Down in U.S.
The number of undocumented immigrants entering the U.S. has declined considerably in the past few years when compared to the first half of the previous decade, according to a new study by the Pew Hispanic Center.
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Higher Education
TribBlog: Institute for Creation Research Ends Legal Fight
The Institute for Creation Research has ended its fight with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, which denied the Dallas-based Christian school the authority to offer master’s degrees in science education.
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The Brief: Sept. 1, 2010
Is $2 million a sufficient consolation prize for losing the governor’s race?
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Energy
Laura Miller: The TT Interview
The former Dallas mayor on her new life as an energy policy nerd, leaving journalism for the “dark side” of elective office, her continuing frustration over the Trinity River Project and her (lack of) political aspirations.
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Politics
The Sting of the Killer Bees
The rules of the Texas Senate are designed to create an orderly process that respects the rights of individual members. They have lasted this long because they do the job well and consider the need for compromise in the legislative operation. Trampling the rights of the minority is never a good idea — and yet it has happened over and over again. An excerpt from the forthcoming How Things Really Work: Lessons from a Life in Politics.
