House Hears Bill Limiting UT Regents’ Power
Sen. Kel Seliger’s bill that could cut through the University of Texas System regents’ current power struggle with the Legislature was heard by the House Higher Education Committee early Wednesday...
View ArticleHot List: Day 129 of the Legislature
The Lead: Lawmakers negotiated late into the night in an attempt to finalize the 2014-2015 state budget. Conference committee members have agreed on a number of spending issues, including how much...
View ArticleEmotional Tribute to Bill Powers Includes Allegations of ‘Character...
The Senate paid an emotional tribute to University of Texas President Bill Powers this afternoon. During the honorary resolution’s introduction, senators meandered and chatted as usual, but Lt. Gov....
View ArticleUT-Austin Students Arrested After Protesting Job-Cutting Plan
Update at 7:18 p.m.: Leading the students out three-by-three, University of Texas Police arrested the eighteen students this evening, ending their sit-in. UT spokesman Gary Susswein said students would...
View ArticleBill Powers and the Sad State of Texas Politics
The years-long brawl between the University of Texas System Board of Regents and UT-Austin President Bill Powers may be coming to a conclusion this week. Word broke on Friday—July 4th, when few Texans...
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