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Dear Editor,
    College in Texas, and everywhere, is unaffordable, highly inflated and a joke to students like myself. I’ve always dreamt of college, a career, and success. However, the dream is fading with circumstance: Student loans are smothering Texans, robbing families, and leaving uneducated people to be the norm. Women, poor/low income families are affected the most. Students struggling to pay for college end up trapped in a mountain of unconstitutional, predatory, and immoral never ending debt. An astounding 1in 5 adults have student loans; 4 million people in Texas alone! Texans owe $141B; what would happen if Texas had to send that money to Washington?? Lawmakers like Chip Roy, Dan Crenshaw, Louie Gohmert and Ted Cruz should join John Cornyn on supporting the return of bankruptcy rights to all borrowers.

Dear Editor,
    On your informative article from February 3rd about barbers in the LGBT community [“Lavender Magnolias,” Culture, Feb. 3] you omitted one very important name. Lori L of Proud People on Airport Boulevard. She does great work and is always fast on time and friendly. You should do more to help support independent Q Latinx business people.

   Qmmunity Editor James Scott responds: While my original article focused on queer barbers in the area of East Fifth and Sixth streets, I'm grateful for you bringing to my attention another great queer-owned barbershop in Austin!