Advocacy Group Calls for Timely Appointment of Regents
This week marks the end of the allotted terms for regents at several state university systems. At the Texas Tech University System, three regents are winding up their terms Thursday. Friday is the big day for three regents apiece with the University of Texas, Texas A&M University and the Texas State University systems.
A group of higher education boosters is calling on Gov. Rick Perry to ensure that those regents will be replaced in a timely fashion by well-qualified candidates.
The Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education, a group of higher education boosters that formed in 2011 out ...
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Pickles Sorrell
Governor's always view these appointments as very personal and can be very territorial about them. The very formation of this group and their PR could boomerang and result in the exact opposite of what they desire. Don't be surprised if we don't see Regent appointments until mid-summer - AFTER the Lege has left town.