Elizabeth Warren returns to her alma mater in Texas

[TexasTowelie]

HOUSTON — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren was back on familiar turf Friday night for a town hall at her alma mater, the University of Houston.

The U.S. senator from Massachusetts attended the university — paying $50 per semester in tuition — and graduated with a degree in speech pathology in 1970. After teaching special education and earning a law degree, she returned to the university to teach law before teaching law at the University of Texas.

“I fell in love” with the University of Houston, Warren told the crowd of roughly 2,000 people packed into a university ballroom and a nearby overflow room. With the Texas flag hanging behind her, she emphasized her connection to the state while weaving together nuggets of policy with tidbits of her life story. Her father suffered a heart attack when she was 12, temporarily preventing him from working, and her mother had to work a minimum wage job to support the family.

Warren, who rushed onto the stage with an introduction by state Rep. Shawn Thierry, D-Houston, largely stuck to her campaign policy staples as she blasted the influence of money in politics.

Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/20190705/elizabeth-warren-returns-to-her-alma-mater-in-texas

[Cicada]

1. The summer term tuition was only $25

Elizabeth Warren’s story is so heart warming. From the bottom to the top, a perfect example of the American Dream story.

[Gothmog]

2. My son was at this event

It was standing room only. My son really likes Warren