(The Center Square) – Nearly one year after a lower court ruled that Texas universities providing in-state tuition to illegal foreign nationals was illegal, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the decision.
On Thursday, a panel of three judges ruled 2-1 affirming the lower court’s decision and dismissed all other claims.
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