JAY ROOT, Associated Press WriterStudentsU-Texas Pulls Out of Merit Scholarship ProgramThe University of Texas at Austin is pulling out of the National Merit Scholarship Program to focus on needs-based financial assistance.September 2, 2009HomeTexas Lawmakers Approve Changing Top 10 Percent LawTexas lawmakers gave final approval Saturday to a bill scaling back the law allowing automatic college admissions for students in the top 10 percent of their graduating class.June 1, 2009StudentsTexas Senate Approves Limits to Top 10 Percent Admission RuleDebating the most sweeping reform of college admissions policies in more than a decade, Texas senators approved legislation Tuesday that would end automatic entry to students who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school class.March 25, 2009Page 1 of 1