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Top 10 Percent Plan Shifts Students to Public Colleges, Study Finds

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Texas’ so-called “Top 10 percent plan”—it’s really more of a Top seven percent plan—has been both praised and maligned for offering...

 
 

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...

 
 

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...

 
 

UT Advocates Podcast: Priorities in the 83rd Legislature

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With a look back at the first two months of the Legislature (and the podcast), we articulate the top policy priorities for UT Advocates. Tim Taliaferro is vice...

 
 

UT Advocates Podcast: State Senator Kel Seliger

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The chairman of the Senate higher education committee talks to us about the Top 10 Percent Law, formula funding, and his impression of UT. Plus, he tells us about...

 
 

New Senate Higher Ed Chair Not Sold on Top 10 Percent Law

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Texas politics website Quorum Report published a quote from newly appointed Texas Senate higher education chair Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) on Tuesday that throws the...

 
 

TXEXplainer: Five Things To Know About Fisher v. Texas

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The University of Texas at Austin is in the spotlight regarding the use of race in admissions. We’ve compiled five things every Longhorn should know about UT-Austin...

 
 
 
 
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