STATE NEWS

What it means for Texas colleges if Trump targets affirmative action

There's not much room in federal law for the U.S. Department of Justice to target Texas schools for the use of affirmative action, but a lawsuit pending in state court could spell trouble for race-conscious admissions at the University of Texas at Austin.

By MATTHEW WATKINS, The Texas Tribune
Posted 8/2/17

For about a year starting in June 2016, the practice of affirmative action in Texas university admissions seemed secure. The University of Texas at Austin won a U.S. Supreme Court case on the …

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