If Congress fails to act, 460,000 Texans face higher student loan interest rates
Nearly a half-million Texas students face higher interest rates on student loans they receive after July 1 if Congress fails to act. The White House today implored lawmakers to continue to fund the...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: Bipartisan compromise over student loan interest rates?
While a new immigration standoff was being created, a bipartisan compromise appeared possible to end the impasse over how to pay for a one-year extension of the current 3.4 percent student loan...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Obama signs transportation, student loans bill at the White House
President Obama returned to the White House Friday to sign legislation authorizing federal transportation spending and subsidizes for student loans, after a disappointing jobs report released earlier...
View ArticleFive things Barack Obama needs to accomplish in Charlotte
Nearly half of American voters say they'll vote against Barack Obama no matter what. That doesn't give the Democratic president much wiggle room as he tries to win re-election in a politically...
View ArticleRon Paul takes on education establishment with “New School Manifesto”
Retired Texas Rep. Ron Paul is anything but retired. The three-time presidential candidate is speaking to college students across America and is working on his tenth book, this one taking on the...
View ArticleTexMessage: Rep. Hinojosa seeks lower interest rates for higher education loans
TexMessage Wednesday, April 17 Good morning, TexMessagers! Are you impacted by the rising cost of college education? TEXclusive Texas Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, the top Democrat on the House Subcommittee on...
View ArticleReps. McCaul, Cuellar introduce bipartisan legislation to raise federal...
Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Austin is joining forces with Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Laredo to push for improved customer service standards for the millions of Americans accessing...
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