Republicans win tuition hikes at more Texas colleges

Another win for the Republicans! The more expensive education is for the students, the better it is for the power elite to maintain their class distinctions. Too bad about the loss for our middle class when Republicans relish the idea of a backward, empty shell of a country with a large poor class and a small, very, very, very, very wealthy class.

The University of Texas Board of Regents approved tuition and fee increases for its nine academic institutions for the next two years and six health institutions for the next academic year during a special-called meeting Wednesday. But the board agreed to review tuition and fee costs for the 2011-2012 school year should the Texas State Legislature make changes in its appropriations to higher education when it convenes next year.