The Hall of Government
This week began with the news that legislators were, after more than a year of investigation, taking action in the case of UT regent Wallace...
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with statements from Regent Wallace Hall and Chairman Paul Foster.
A Texas legislative body investigating UT System...
It’s no secret that state funding to public colleges and universities has been trickling away in legislatures across the country. But for all the doom-and-gloom...
Inquisitive, passionate, disruptive, smart, a lightning rod, a bully, talented, and the Terrell Owens of higher education: Those are just a few of the words legislators...
The stage was set. With national media attention pointed at UT, Thursday’s UT System Board of Regents meeting was poised to be a textbook example of political...
The 84th session of the Texas Legislature doesn’t kick off for another six months, but calls for construction funding at state universities have already...
On the eve of possibly the most anticipated Board of Regents meeting in the history of UT, more voices from both sides of the struggle over UT-Austin president...
Since last Thursday, the ongoing tensions between UT-Austin and its governing board have overtaken the political discourse and swallowed up column inches in news...
If you’re even slightly familiar with the years-long tensions surrounding UT-Austin, the UT System, and the state capitol, you’ve probably come across...
