<p>IDMom06:</p>
<p>First, I apologize for the bad link. It was a pdf file and apparently there is a trick that I haven't learned to linking to a pdf file. Here is (hopefully) a better link to the House Research Organization website: <a href="http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/hrofr/frame4.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/hrofr/frame4.htm</a>. The relevant article was published 2/25/05 and is entitled "Should Texas Change the Top 10 Percent Law?" and the link is about halfway down the page. I haven't read it all - between this article and the one you provided, I have some reading to do tonight.</p>
<p>Second, I agree with your analysis and I would also be comfortable with letting admissions departments do their jobs. I am troubled by the uncertainty caused by Hopwood and Grutter and the impact these decisions have had on college admissions and students. I join you in wanting students to take the hardest courses they can in high school. A system that encourages students to take easy courses is, in my view, detrimental both to students and to society.</p>