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State halts practice under Texas Dream Act signed in 2001 under Gov. Rick Perry

Students who are in the United States illegally are no longer eligible to receive a discount on tuition rates at public universities in Texas.

The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Texas Wednesday over a law that grants residents who are in the U.S. illegally in-state tuition rates with proof they lived in the state three years prior to graduation, which federal prosecutors said "unconstitutionally discriminates” against U.S. citizens.

The lawsuit claimed Texas’ practice violated federal law prohibiting colleges from offering benefits to non-citizen students unless out-of-state residents and other U.S. citizens are also eligible.

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