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Bill Would Approve Billions for New Campus Buildings

With universities across the state grappling with aging infrastructure and growing student bodies, a state senator has filed a bill that would use tuition revenue bonds to fund more than $4 billion in construction costs for college campuses.

By Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News
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Texas Southern University students Chassity Piece (center) and Briana Falls (right) walk to class on Feb. 22, 2012.
Credit: Callie Richmond

With universities across the state grappling with aging infrastructure and growing student bodies, a state senator has filed a bill that would use tuition revenue bonds to fund more than $4 billion in construction costs for college campuses.

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Veronica Zaragovia

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