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BRIEF: Rep. Kolkhorst wins award from teachers.

Oct. 2--State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, has been named "Legislator of the Year" by the Texas Association of College Teachers.

Kolkhorst received the honor for her work as chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education during the 80th Legislative Session.

During the session, she worked to create a new financial formula -- the Competitive Knowledge Fund -- that aims to increase research efforts, officials said. She also fought to increase base funding at schools to mitigate the recent rise in tuition.

Officials with the state organization also pointed to Kolkhorst's creation of the Nursing Shortage Reduction Program, which is designed to reduce the ...

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