The grand opening Thursday of the Capital One Bank University Crossroads Education Center at 4622 Maple Ave. has a special significance to Dallas residents such as lawyer Liz Cedillo-Pereira.

As a child she growing up in Dallas, she bought her shoes at a nearby Payless shoe store. She now operates her law practice from that same former Payless store.

Cedillo-Pereira credits the University Crossroads program with helping her prepare for college and eventually her law career.

&quot;I was lucky because it really gave me access to everything I needed to prepare for college,&quot; Cedillo-Pereira says...