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Future Doctor Driven to Find Cure for Disease That Ails His Mother

Class of 2024 graduating senior Connor Hester was able to attend UNT Dallas thanks to Dallas County Promise, a workforce development partnership that pays college tuition for deserving and eligible students. Now, he’s made a promise to “make people’s lives better” by helping find treatments and cures for diseases that affect millions of us, including the Rheumatoid Arthritis that ails his mother.