Plan Would Keep Aid for Texas Vets

Colleges are asking the state to pare back the state program that offers free tuition to veterans or their children. But key lawmakers in the Texas House don’t want to mess with what’s being offered to current veterans and their families.

One month into Rep. J.M. Lozano’s tenure as chairman of the Texas House’s Higher Education Committee, the Republican from Kingsville knew time was running short.

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