What’s Really Going On With Student Loan Debt Collection In Texas?
You probably won't be arrested for your student loan debt, but the issue is even more complicated.
Dan Solomon writes about politics, music, food, sports, criminal justice, health care, film, and business. Dan started working with Texas Monthly as a freelancer in 2013 before becoming a staff writer, covering topics from the Baylor sexual assault scandal to the gentrification of Austin barbecue to the legacy of Texas outsider artist Daniel Johnston. His reporting has appeared in the New York Times, GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, Fast Company, Billboard, and Deadspin.
You probably won't be arrested for your student loan debt, but the issue is even more complicated.
By Dan Solomon
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