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Texas Higher Ed Leaders Express Concerns About Sequestration

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UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa has joined forces with fellow Texas university leaders on a letter, addressed to the Texas congressional delegation, that...

 
 

Fixing Congress: LBJ School Report Recommends Reforms

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As we enter Day 10 of the partial government shutdown, Americans’ faith in the U.S. Congress is at an all-time low: a mere 5 percent of respondents in a recent...

 
 

TXEXplainer: The Federal Student Loan Rate Increase

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Today a Congressional impasse doubled the interest rate on a key federal student loan—unless the Senate can make a deal to restore the lower rates. What does...

 
 

Hutchison: Higher Education—A Great Investment for Texas

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A thriving economy depends on a vibrant business culture, and Texas is arguably the best state to do business in the nation. Our low taxes and reasonable approach...

 
 

Gingrich Touts Value of Academic Research at LBJ Library

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Former speaker of the House and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich visited the LBJ Presidential Library at UT last Thursday for a talk titled “Leadership...

 
 

UT Professor Warns Congress About Drone Hacking

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When a team of students from UT’s Radionavigation Lab successfully hacked into a drone’s GPS system back in June, lab director Todd Humphreys hoped...

 
 

Best New Restaurants Not Far From Campus

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Austin’s always offered solid steaks and even better Tex-Mex, but in the past few years it’s become a city altogether more worldly and gourmet. Whether you’re...

 
 
 
 
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