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Texas Dream Act Under Fire | Texas News
Texas is fighting to keep its Dream Act alive — a law that lets undocumented students pay in-state tuition if they’ve lived in the state for three years and graduated from a Texas high school. After the U.S. Justice Department sued, claiming it violates federal law, a district court blocked it, and now Austin Community College and advocates are pushing for a full appeals court “en banc” rehearing to overturn a prior ruling that limited their ability to defend the law. They argue the law doesn’t conflict with federal rules and that Texas has the right to set its own tuition policies — a battle…
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