Westlake Mayor Scott Bradley said the bond initiative is potentially a 30-year venture, but the building may be paid for before then. Rafes said after the building is paid off, it will be made available to NT for no charge. Carter heads the Texas Student Housing Corporation, a group of non-profit organizations that sponsors the Westlake scholarship programs. Award recipients opting to attend NT will receive free room and board at Jefferson Commons and a tuition grant, he said. Bradley said students from any of the three school districts serving the city may apply for scholarships during their senior year of high school.
Scholarships are renewable after one year if students exhibit satisfactory progress.
Bradley said the scholarships indirectly benefit the city. Most residents have lived here for years, and many are retired. Our kids are the future of America. Commissioner Carter receives letters from scholarship recipients regularly. Carter said the central purpose of the program is to help deserving students with leadership qualities achieve educational goals.