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UT Advocates Podcast: Sen. Judith Zaffirini

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Veteran state Senator and Distinguished Alumna Judith Zaffirini, BS ’67, MA ’70, PhD ’78, Life Member, (D-Laredo), talks about the UT Board of Regents,...

 
 

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...

 
 

UT Regents Chairman Asks for Pass on Turning Over Documents

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The chairman of the UT System Board of Regents is asking the state’s top attorney for permission to withhold documents legislators have asked to see relating...

 
 

Lawmakers Find Unlikely Unanimity on Top 10 Law

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For as much as the Top 10 Percent Law is loved and hated, lawmakers’ support for an extension to cap the rule is as surprising as it is unlikely. The students...

 
 

TXEXplainer: Higher Ed Committee Votes to Tighten Regent Rules

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The state Senate higher education committee approved a major bill regarding university regents’ duties and responsibilities Wednesday. Senate Bill 15 now heads...

 
 

Engineering Building Moves Closer to Reality

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Lawmakers likely to fund the modern engineering building UT desperately needs. An upgrade to UT’s Cockrell School of Engineering is making its way through a sometimes...

 
 

Senate Weighs Bill To Alter Regent Duties

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The state Senate is considering a bill to refine the relationship between public universities and their governing boards. Wednesday, the higher education committee...

 
 

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...

 
 

Longhorns, Aggies Turn Texas Capitol Orange, Maroon

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Though much may divide them, UT and A&M alumni united this week to kick off their advocacy efforts at the Texas State Capitol.  Nearly 200 graduates from The...

 
 

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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