Archive for: Travis County

 

TXEXplainer: Prop 1 Passed. What’s Next?

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After the election, both proponents and opponents of the measure are wondering the same thing: what happens now?  On Tuesday, Travis County voters approved Central...

 
 

Prop 1 Passes: UT-Austin Gets a Med School

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With the passage of Central Health Proposition 1, UT-Austin is on its way toward getting a medical school. Update: At a press conference at the Tower Wednesday...

 
 

‘One Tough Grandma’ Says Prop 1 Will Pay Off Big Time

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The straight-shooting UT alumna is leading an independent community organization, and sounding off in favor of Prop 1. Carole Keeton Strayhorn doesn’t mince...

 
 

Powers Reiterates “Tremendous” Value of Prop 1 at UT Nursing School

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With a week until election day, UT-Austin President Bill Powers emphasizes the need to pass Prop 1, and the importance of a medical school for the University and...

 
 

Prop 1 an Innovative Way to Fund a Medical School

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 Dallas, Fort Worth, Lubbock, and San Antonio all have medical schools. Houston has two, not counting one in nearby Galveston. El Paso has a medical school. College...

 
 

Students Gather to Voice Support for Prop 1

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Orange-clad student leaders met under an overcast sky at Gregory Gym plaza Friday to announce their support for Central Health Proposition 1. The passage of the...

 
 

Texas Exes Launch Campaign for UT-Austin Med School

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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...

 
 

Say Yes to Prop 1

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Imagine someone walked up to you 30 years ago, offered you Apple stock at its then-price and convinced you how valuable it would become. There would be just one...

 
 

A Medical School Could Change the Game

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Institutions, like people, have defining moments. These are times when a decision reverberates in ways that only become clear decades later. The University of Texas...

 
 

UT Neutral As Travis County Judge Halts Student Elections

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Nothing in politics—at the national, state, or even university level—is ever simple, and this year’s campus-wide UT Student Government elections are no exception. Student...

 
 
 
 
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