While China and India continue to invest in the next generation of our global competitors, political leaders at the State Capitol continue to shortchange our own colleges and universities.
Texas lawmakers deregulated college tuition five years ago. Since that time, UT-Austin, the state’s premier public university, has seen its share of funding from the Texas Legislature fall to a mere 17 percent of its total budget.
In fact, state spending on higher education has failed to keep pace with inflation or growing enrollments, leading to average tuition hikes across the entire University of Texas and other systems. Concern is also rising that many middle-class families are being priced out of the college market at exactly the moment when other states and nations are expanding access to their universities.
Topping the next session’s agenda will be a search for a balanced solution that boosts essential public investment in our university system and keeps costs affordable for every eligible Texan.
Travis County Democratic Party Kicks Off Coordinated Campaign
New TCDP chairman Andy Brown and his staff are hosting a grand opening to mark the official start of the fall campaign season at the county party’s new coordinated campaign headquarters, located at 1107 N. I-35 (the old Safeway grocery on the east side of the northbound access road at 12th).
Come by next Tuesday, June 17 between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM to see how you can help. There’s plenty of parking and lots of people working to find common ground for Central Texas!
$25 - Pocket change for positive change.
With the rising cost of college tuition and other basics, you may not think $25 qualifies as “pocket change” these days. But Donna’s November opponent says she will raise $1 million to stem the tide of positive change.
You can help keep Donna working for more investment in our first-rate Texas universities.
The deadline for the next campaign finance reports is the end of this month. Your generous donation today will guarantee that Donna has the resources to win in November.
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