Texas

U. of Texas System embraces a move to promise free tuition and fees to neediest students, with 7 of 9 universities in step so far.

U. of Texas at El Paso's unique M.F.A. program expands into the online sector.

Governor links new funds for higher ed to required exit exams. He sees accountability. Others see Spellings Commission's dark side.

State by state, leaders consider the thorny question of whether students living there illegally should pay in-state fees.

Texas State agrees to reimburse student with cerebral palsy who only had access to a higher-cost dorm room.

U. of Texas financial aid director, fired by the institution, is first campus official to lose job in student loan inquiry.

At last minute, legislators refuse to alter admissions system credited with promoting diversity.

U. of Texas at Brownsville worries that wall to block border crossing with Mexico could cut off a campus.

A recent veto in Texas shakes up the community colleges, and sheds light on how the traditional funding formulas are increasingly unraveling.

Policies that allow students to try out courses and drop them by a certain deadline are a time-honored way for colleges to encourage students to sign up for classes they're not sure about or get out of ones they don't like. But the policies are sometimes manipulated by students hunting for easy A's or a sure-to-pass course in ways that can cause headaches for faculty and administrators.