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Tensions High as Possibility of Regent Impeachment Looms

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Another page was written in the ongoing saga between Texas legislators and UT System regents this week, when the Board of Regents met at the same time as a House...

 
 

Branch: There’s Hope for Campus Construction Bonds

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The House higher education chairman Dan Branch says Gov. Perry is listening to calls for campus construction to be added to the call. The Texas House appropriations...

 
 

Campus Construction, Not on the Call, Finds Momentum in Special Session

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Lawmakers are pushing for new buildings and renovations across the state. Is it a fool’s errand, or a show of solidarity? On Thursday, the Texas House appropriations...

 
 

Leaders, Legislators Push For Campus Construction Bonds

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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...

 
 

Legislative Recap: Base Funding and Support for Tier-One Research

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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...

 
 

Legislative Recap: Good Governance

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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...

 
 

Legislative Recap: The Top 10 Percent Law

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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...

 
 

Pitts Files Resolution to Impeach UT Regent Wallace Hall

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With the end of the special session approaching, an influential lawmaker is moving ahead with a plan to remove controversial UT regent Wallace Hall. The chairman...

 
 

Perry Vetoes Regents Bill

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Gov. Rick Perry has vetoed a bill intended to address legislators’ concerns with the behavior of some University of Texas regents. Gov. Rick Perry vetoed...

 
 

TXEXplainer: Can the Legislature Still Fund UT’s Engineering Building?

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As the regular session of the Texas Legislature lurched across the finish line Monday, lawmakers left behind a number of bills—including one that would fund UT’s...

 
 
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