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Texas Leaders Restore Community-College Funds

Texas officials have agreed to restore $154-million that Gov. Rick Perry vetoed from the state budget for Texas' community colleges earlier this year. The governor, the lieutenant governor, and the Texas House speaker announced the agreement last week.

The governor, a Republican, had accused the colleges of...

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