Issue Position: Higher Education
Issue Position
Issues: Higher Education Education
Making college more affordable and accessible to every Texan is one of Chris's top priorities. Rising tuition costs and reduced financial aid opportunities have closed the door of opportunity to too many Texans. Chris supported increasing the Texas Grant program, which made college financial aid available for an additional 24,000 middle-class Texas families in 2010-2011. Chris co-authored legislation that opens the door for "emerging research universities," such as the University of Texas at Arlington, to become a "Top Tier" research university. Chris wrote and passed the law requiring all Texas colleges and universities to have a financial aid specialist trained on the GI Bill and the Hazelwood Act.
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