Opinion: The Texas Two-Step for Student Loans, Why Borrowers Deserve the Same Break as Corporations
Corporations like Koch Industries and Trane Technologies have been exploiting the “Texas Two-Step” bankruptcy strategy to shield themselves from liabilities, raising a provocative question: if corporations can use this legal loophole to protect their assets, why can’t individuals burdened by student debt do the same? And beyond that, why aren’t the educational institutions and loan…