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Huston-Tillotson Angelica Erazo gave her pitch about the benefits of historically black colleges and universities to Luis Betancourt, a high school freshman already thinking about college. The Houston Independent School District held an HBCU college summit at Texas Southern University in May.

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Texas ACT Scores Drop as More Students Take the College Admissions Exam

Laura Isensee

Posted on August 29, 2016 · In Texas, 26 percent of graduating seniors met the so-called “benchmark score” across all four subjects.

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Kyle Rittenhouse now says he’s going to Blinn College, after Texas A&M said he’s not a student

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Dan Patrick’s plan to end tenure at Texas universities could have dire consequences, experts warn

Andrew Schneider

Posted on March 28, 2022 · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he’ll make legislation eliminating tenure at state universities – as a way to ban the teaching of critical race theory – a top priority for the 88th Texas Legislature.

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