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Bill To Extend Top Ten Percent Cap Passes House

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With time running out at the legislature, a UT-specific cap on the Top 10 Percent Law takes another step forward in the legislative process. The Texas House of...

 
 

Top 10 Percent Cap Slated for Final Vote

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A bill to extend UT’s cap on automatic admissions, previously passed by the Senate, is now ready to be voted on by the House of Representatives. The Texas...

 
 

Senate Passes Funds for New Engineering Building

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A proposed revamp of the University’s engineering facilities takes another big step forward. One of UT’s most important legislative priorities is moving...

 
 

Senate Passes Bill to Refine Regents’ Role

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The Texas Senate passed a bill to more tightly define the role of university regents Thursday, just hours after the UT System Board of Regents voted unanimously...

 
 

Senate Extends Top 10 Cap

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The Texas Senate has endorsed a measure that would extend an existing cap on automatic admissions to UT-Austin, and protect the cap against potential fallout from...

 
 

UT Advocates Podcast: Invest in Texas Campaign

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Fresh from a successful lobbying day, student leaders explain the issues they’re pushing at the Texas Legislature. Michael Redding is UT’s graduate...

 
 

Pitts Calls for End to Powers ‘Witch Hunts’

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The chair of the House appropriations committee led the charge at the session’s first joint higher education oversight committee meeting Tuesday, calling for...

 
 

Outcomes-Based Funding

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Lawmakers are exploring a new way to fund higher education. The chair of the Texas House committee on higher education calls it “self-evident.” The state’s...

 
 

Seliger, Dewhurst Take Action Regarding Regents

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Two days after lawmakers’ emotional show of support for President Powers, Senate higher education chair Kel Seliger has filed legislation relating to the role...

 
 

Gov. Perry’s “State of the State” Address: What Does It Mean for UT?

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In his “State of the State” address at the Capitol Tuesday, Gov. Rick Perry spoke to a few of the issues alumni are watching closely this legislative...

 
 
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