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All About That Base (Funding) and More: Reviewing the 2015 Texas Legislature

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On Monday, the Texas Legislature ended its 84th regular session. After 140 days of committee meetings, testimony, debate, amendment, and occasionally, bill-passing,...

 
 

Legislators Weigh Adding ‘Campus Carry’ to ‘Open Carry’ Bill

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As the 2015 Texas Legislature sprints toward the finish line, bills allowing licensed gun owners to carry firearms on college campuses seem unlikely to pass. But...

 
 
Lawmakers, Regents, and—Aliens?: The Higher Ed Week in Review

Lawmakers, Regents, and—Aliens?: The Higher Ed Week in Review

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The sometimes tense relationship between legislators and the UT System Board of Regents continued this week, as regents rebuked a request from a pair of lawmakers...

 
 
Censure Readings: The Higher Ed Week in Review

Censure Readings: The Higher Ed Week in Review

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The Hall of Government This week began with the news that legislators were, after more than a year of investigation, taking action in the case of UT regent Wallace...

 
 
Powers: Controversy Has Done UT Harm

Powers: Controversy Has Done UT Harm

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Regent Wallace Hall skipped Wednesday’s hearing, as legislators met for the last time to hear testimony on the embattled regent’s actions. Hall’s...

 
 

Lawyers and Legalities: Coverage of the Latest Hall Hearing

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Another round of questions leads to more allegations in the investigation of embattled UT System regent Wallace Hall. We take a look at what made it into new outlets...

 
 

UT Regent Faces Questions Over Undue Influence

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Emails reveal Gov. Rick Perry’s personal communication with UT System regents. With less than two weeks left in the legislative session, some lawmakers are...

 
 

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...

 
 

House Committee Approves Bill To Define Regent Roles

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Making its way through the Legislature, a bill that would more carefully define the role of public university regents now heads to the House—and possibly the Governor’s...

 
 
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