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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Texas college students would have to take six hours of comprehensive American or Texas history to earn their degrees under a bill scheduled for a hearing by a House panel.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  14 hurt in bloody Texas community college stabbing, 1 suspect arrested running from building

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Texas lawmakers are working on a proposal to tie higher education funding to completion rates at state universities.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  No Limits No Excuses released the 2013 Community Report Card. The release provides insight into educational barriers for young adults living in the Panhandle.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Latest headlines from across the state.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  The suspect in an argument and gunfire at a Houston-area community college that left him and two other men shot has been booked into jail.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A volley of gunshots about noon Tuesday at Lone Star College prompted a lockdown and eventual evacuation of the campus in north Houston.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Harris County Sheriff's Maj. Armando Tello said authorities had detained a person of interest.

Monday, August 06, 2012  Schools are better prepared than their incoming students. About 1/2 of student are "College Ready"

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  A study by the American Institutes for Research shows community college dropouts cost the nation nearly $1 billion during the 2008-2009 school year.

Sunday, September 04, 2011  The Texas Tuition Promise Fund allows parents to purchase, in total or by installment, tuition units that may be used later to offset undergraduate college tuition and fees. Under the plan, 100 tuition units equal one academic year, or 30 semester credit hours, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  Texas A&M University System Chancellor Mike McKinney announced his resignation Tuesday after five years of leading the 120,000-student system through record expansion, controversy and an escalating debate over the future of higher education in Texas.

Thursday, January 13, 2011  Bill Hammond will highlight proposals being sought by the TAB to reform the states higher education system.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011  A suspect has been caught in the apparent random stabbing of a 12-year-old girl at a McDonald's restaurant near the Texas A&M University campus.

Thursday, December 30, 2010  Community college enrollment in Texas is booming.