Texas lawsuit challenging Biden student loan rule moved to more favorable court

A federal court in Texas has transferred a lawsuit challenging a new Education Department student loan rule to the Western District of Texas in Austin, which has fewer Republican-appointed judges and does not share the Northern District's conservative reputation. The lawsuit was filed by Career Colleges & Schools of Texas (CCST), a trade association representing more than 70 for-profit higher education institutions in Texas, seeking to block the Department of Education's revision of a program that forgives student loans when a college misleads or defrauds borrowers. The Northern District of Texas is the destination for many conservative groups seeking to file federal lawsuits against the Biden administration.