Immigrant families struggle to pay tuition at UT Austin after Texas Dream Act is repealed

In June, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Texas to end access to in-state tuition for students without legal status, arguing the Texas Dream Act discriminated against U.S. citizens. Within hours, the state conceded. KUT News is using Mariel's first name only because of privacy concerns over her immigration status. Mariel had been set to graduate from UT Austin next spring with two degrees, one in biology and another in Spanish. She would be a step closer to becoming a doctor. “That was the one thing that I felt like I had, [it] was my education. That’s the one thing...