As the 83rd Texas Legislature begins, key lawmakers are making it clear that higher education is an investment worth expanding—and they just might be able to...
The past 10 years have seen higher education catapult to the top of the legislative agenda. This year, everything’s on the table.
The Texas Legislature is back...
After two years of scandal, officials agree on one thing: more stakeholders—including alumni—need more information about how higher education decisions get made.
Scandals,...
Some of the biggest trends at Texas public universities boil down to one thing.
College completion—and a number of issues that affect it—are likely to define...
The chair of Texas’ House Higher Education Committee explains his preference for outcomes-based funding.
At a Texas House Higher Education Committee hearing...
UT’s campus became the epicenter of Texas public policy debates over the weekend as the Forty Acres hosted the second-annual Texas Tribune Festival.
The conference—the...
As controversies surrounding the UT System Board of Regents reverberate, higher ed watchers came to the Capitol to call for good Texas university governance.
The...
