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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...

 
 

Legislator Urges Regent to Resign

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A member of the committee investigating Regent Wallace Hall has told Gov. Rick Perry that the embattled regent should resign. In a letter to Gov. Rick Perry, a...

 
 

Perry Backs Hall, Criticizes Impeachment Probe

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Gov. Rick Perry, who has appointed each member of the UT System Board of Regents—and who once compared some of them to soldiers in the Battle of the Bulge—spoke...

 
 

Flawn to Regents Chair: Don’t Lessen UT-Austin

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The leader of UT’s “war against mediocrity” has penned a letter to the UT System board chairman warning against re-making the state’s flagship...

 
 

What We Heard at #TribuneFest: Higher Education

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The nonprofit Texas Tribune‘s annual festival has quickly become the biggest gathering of policy-minded Texans outside of the legislature. Here’s what...

 
 

Regents to Consider Funding for UT’s Engineering Research Center

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At a board meeting tomorrow, UT System regents will consider a plan to help fund UT-Austin’s proposed engineering hub, the Engineering Education and Research...

 
 
Rusty Hardin Hired for Regent Impeachment Proceedings

Rusty Hardin Hired for Regent Impeachment Proceedings

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A Texas House government transparency committee has hired Rusty Hardin, the renowned Houston attorney, to oversee its investigation of UT System Regent Wallace...

 
 

Legislative Recap: Capital Investment

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Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series recapping the Texas Exes legislative advocacy priorities. Throughout the 2013 legislature, UT Advocates were highly...

 
 

With Time Short, Zaffirini Pushes for Campus Construction

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The fierce higher education advocate explains how broadly supported campus-construction projects could still come to fruition. Describing the process of writing...

 
 

Campus Construction Bonds Would Mean a Smarter, Healthier Texas [Infographic]

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