Reply #43: Update: Ex-Marine gets Texas tuition rates [View All]

The school is now also starting a fund to help veterans pay for college costs.



http://www.mysanantonio.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8C3I63G1.html

A decorated Texas-born Marine who was told he didn't qualify for the cheaper state resident college tuition can now pay the lower-priced rate.

Carl Basham, 27, was initially told by staff at Austin Community College that he didn't qualify for Texas resident tuition, meaning he would have to pay around $2,600 instead of about $500 a semester in tuition.

On Friday, Basham received the in-state designation after he turned in documents officials found would provide him with waivers to the residency rules.

After conducting research, Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson found Basham designated his official residence as Austin more than a year ago with the military. Basham also meets two waivers to the law: he has a valid will in Texas, plus he's had a vehicle registered in Texas since 2001, according to Patterson.