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February 2, 2007

Texan Will Lead House Panel on Higher-Education Policy

By KELLY FIELD

U.S. Rep. Rubén E. Hinojosa, one of the chief Congressional champions of higher-education programs for Hispanic Americans, will head the House of Representatives' subcommittee on higher-education policy in the 110th Congress.

Mr. Hinojosa, a Texas Democrat who is chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus's education panel, is best known for his efforts to expand federal assistance for Hispanic-serving institutions. Since he came to Congress in 1997, spending on such

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