Select Committee Panel Discussion at UT Dallas November 2007 - Chairman Branch is joined by Select Committee Vice Chair Scott Hochberg and Select Committee members Rep. Geanie Morrison and Rep. Helen Giddings for a panel with more than 500 UTD students to discuss higher education financing issues affecting today's college students. The panel was moderated by UTD President Dr. David Daniel. November 2007 — Dr. Greg Thielemann, Director of the Center for the Study of Texas Politics at UTD, introduces Dr. Daniel and gives an overview of Select Committee charges

Left to right: Rep. Giddings, Morrison, Vice Chair Hochberg and Chair Branch discuss ideas to help students cope with the rising costs of tuition and textbooks.