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The Guardian - US
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Alexandra Villarreal

Texas killed in-state tuition for undocumented college students – what happened next?

a sign in Spanish reads 'es tu tiempo encuentra tu futuro en ACC'
A billboard promoting Austin Community College in Spanish sits on a highway that leads to Lockhart, Texas. Photograph: Sergio Flores for The Hechinger Report

Ximena had a plan.

The 18-year-old from Houston was going to start college in the fall at the University of Texas at Tyler, where she had been awarded $10,000 a year in scholarships. That, she hoped, would set her up for her dream: a PhD in chemistry, followed by a career as a professor or researcher.

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