Archive for: Dan Patrick

TXEXplainer: Tuition Set-Asides

By Rose Cahalan

It’s been called vital aid for middle-class families, a hidden tax, and Robin Hood pricing. Lawmakers are arguing over whether to do away with it, but many...

Whitman Shooting Lingers Over Campus Carry Debate

By Andrew Roush

At 11:48 a.m. on August 1, 1966, 25 year-old University of Texas engineering student Charles Whitman invented the mass, public shooting. A former Marine, well-trained...

Proposed Change To College History REQs Faces Skepticism

By Andrew Roush

Some legislators are looking to change what counts toward the history requirement at Texas colleges. Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake) and state Sen. Dan...