In 2004 or so, right after I started college, the state of Texas repealed their laws that capped tuition at public universities at a very low amount. After that

In 2004 or so, right after I started college, the state of Texas repealed their laws that capped tuition at public universities at a very low amount. After that, tuition at my university, UT Dallas, utterly skyrocketed. It rose far more than the other public universities: we very quickly became one of the most expensive public universities in the state, possibly the most expensive, and on par with private universities. I was insulated from that because I had a scholarship, but if I didn't, I might have had to drop out.