Iraq-War Veteran Wins Battle for In-State Tuition in Texas

By KATHERINE S. MANGAN

Austin, Tex.

A former U.S. Marine who was initially denied in-state tuition at Austin Community College will be getting the cut rate after all, college officials announced on Friday.

Carl Basham, a 27-year-old Texas native who lived in Louisiana before joining the Marines and serving in Iraq, qualifies...