Texas Tech Chancellor Kent Hance Stepping Down
Chancellor Kent Hance intends to announce on Friday that he will retire in the summer of 2014, sources at the Texas Tech University System confirmed late Thursday. Full Story
Reeve Hamilton worked at the Tribune from 2009 to 2015, covering higher education and politics and hosting the Tribune's weekly podcast. His writing has also appeared in Texas Monthly and The Texas Observer. Born in Houston and raised in Massachusetts, he has a bachelor's degree in English from Vanderbilt University.
Chancellor Kent Hance intends to announce on Friday that he will retire in the summer of 2014, sources at the Texas Tech University System confirmed late Thursday. Full Story
The former general counsel for the University of Texas System told members of a legislative committee investigating a UT System regent that some regents' "clear intent" was to "get rid of" UT Austin President Bill Powers. Full Story
Reeve, Emily, Ben and Neena discuss the House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations' ongoing impeachment probe, Ted Nugent's involvement in the race for agriculture commissioner, and the lesser prairie chicken. Full Story
UPDATED: Records requests that University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall filed with the University of Texas at Austin were the subject of hours of testimony Tuesday afternoon during a legislative committee hearing. Full Story
In a new web ad, Republican Attorney General candidate Dan Branch highlights a bill he sponsored in 2003 requiring that students in Texas public schools be allowed to observe a moment of silent prayer or meditation. Full Story
On Wednesday in Jerusalem, Gov. Rick Perry, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp and Israeli President Shimon Peres will announce plans for an Aggie campus in Nazareth. Full Story
Long-awaited hearings begin Tuesday that could advance the ball toward resolution of a long-standing feud between the University of Texas System and the Legislature. Full Story
The University of Texas at Austin announced on Monday a $50 million gift from the Moody Foundation to its College of Communication, which will be renamed the Moody College of Communication. Full Story
This week, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst called for the impeachment of President Obama, so we begin our 10-song playlist inspired by the week's news with a similar call subtly made seven years ago by Neil Young in his song "Let's Impeach the President." Full Story
In an email blast to friends, Pamela Willeford, a former chair of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, waded into the perceived ongoing fight between UT-Austin and Gov. Rick Perry. Full Story