USA Funds Awards $408,750 in Scholarships to Texas Residents: "INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- USA Funds®, the nation's leading education-loan guarantor, has awarded 277 new and renewal scholarships totaling $408,750 to deserving college-bound students in Texas. The scholarships assist students in financial need -- particularly students who are members of ethnic-minority groups or are physically disabled -- as they finance their higher education."