President Obama give "Hook'Em" sign before speech at UT-Austin.
President Obama give "Hook'Em" sign before speech at UT-Austin. Caleb Bryant Miller
Obama Talks Higher Ed

President Obama wrapped up a trip to Austin this afternoon with a speech on higher education on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports.

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Ben Philpott is a senior reporter for KUT-FM, Austin’s National Public Radio affiliate. He has been covering state politics and dozens of other topics for the station since 2002, during which time he...