The Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education, a group of prominent Texans that formed earlier this year in opposition to controversial reform efforts, will today announce a spin-off group focused on students and young alumni. Full Story
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The stage is set for an epic political battle between two El Paso political powerhouses: an established incumbent congressman touting his seniority and accomplishments and a young former councilman in the city’s “progressive” camp. Full Story
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State campaign news, candidate announcements, retirements and rumors from the past week. Full Story
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A new law imposing citizenship restrictions on deputy and volunteer voter registrars has voting rights groups worried that fewer Texans — in particular, fewer minorities — will cast a ballot next year. Full Story
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Rick Perry didn’t blow it or commit any serious gaffes, but in his latest debate the Texas governor found himself in a position that seemed unimaginable even a few weeks ago: largely out of the spotlight and struggling for airtime. Full Story
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Everyone agrees: there's a lot at stake tonight for Gov. Rick Perry. The Bloomberg/Washington Post debate may be his last chance to reverse his dragging momentum after past performances left the impression he lacked the policy chops to take on President Barack Obama. We're liveblogging the action here. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, attempted to turn up the heat Tuesday on Gov. Rick Perry by condemning a controversial proposal to offer Texas license plates with the image of the Confederate flag. Full Story
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Accusations that Iranian citizens allegedly planned a terrorist plot in the U.S. and engaged people they believed were Mexican cartel operatives to help carry out the attack brought swift reactions from Texas lawmakers. Full Story
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Just hours before a crucial debate for Gov. Rick Perry, his chief GOP rival picked up a key endorsement from popular New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading: Christie to endorse Romney; Perry spokesman says "Northeast Republicans are sticking together"; Cain says he'll go after Romney, not Perry, in debate Full Story
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The head of the UT's Energy Institute, Raymond Orbach, is wading into politicized territory with a new paper aiming to debunk eight "myths" about climate change. Full Story
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At a swanky invitation-only higher education conference put on by a for-profit education technology company, speakers extolled the virtues of incorporating technology into higher education. Full Story
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UT's newest supercomputer, named Stampede, is expected to support more than 1,000 projects in computational and data-driven science and engineering from across the country, putting Texas on the cutting edge of scientific discovery. Full Story
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Do debates matter? Just ask Rick Perry, whose wavering candidacy, by many accounts, may ride on his performance tonight. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry fumbled his way through the last three televised debates, and his campaign has been in a downward spiral ever since. Tonight, in New Hampshire, he gets another chance. Full Story
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Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune on what to look for in tonight's Republican debate, what it will take for Gov. Rick Perry to rebound and why the governor may have the upper hand this time around. Full Story
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The deputy executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board on overseeing the 295-page water plan, what the state should spend to fully ensure it has adequate water supplies and what scares her about the future. Full Story
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A series of shaky debates and heightened scrutiny of Gov. Rick Perry’s record have some second-guessing the GOP candidate as he heads into Tuesday's debate. Can he use it as a political do-over to get his campaign back on track? Full Story
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Your afternoon reading: Perry attack ad slams Romney on health care; poll shows Perry at 4 percent in New Hampshire; A&M group calls for special session over in-state tuition law Full Story
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A student organization at Gov. Rick Perry’s alma mater, Texas A&M, has started a petition requesting that the governor immediately call a special legislative session to end in-state tuition for illegal immigrants. Full Story
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