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...
State Senator Kirk Watson discusses the Dell Medical School, its new dean, and how UT is like Kevin Bacon.
Kirk Watson (D-Austin) represents most of Travis and...
Speaking in front of a packed house on campus Saturday, UT System regent Wallace Hall defended himself against charges that he may have overstepped his bounds as...
As Texas heads into another special session, higher education leaders are waiting to see whether Gov. Perry will add campus infrastructure legislation to the agenda.
In...
With the clock ticking down on the special session, legislators are looking to avoid missing another deadline for university infrastructure projects—and they need...
Update: The Senate Nominations Committee unanimously approved all three regent nominees Tuesday. They now go to the full Senate for confirmation.
The chair of...
A proposed revamp of the University’s engineering facilities takes another big step forward.
One of UT’s most important legislative priorities is moving...
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...
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...
The 127-year wait for a medical school may be over. But only if Travis County voters approve Proposition 1.
A political compromise in 1881 established The University...
