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Weekend Insider: Students Sue UT, Retire on the Job

We look at two students suing over the University of Texas' admissions policy and state officials collecting retirement pensions while keeping their jobs.

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In the Texas Tribune Weekend Insider, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the anti-affirmative action case of two white students denied admission to the University of Texas. Morgan Smith explains. And Jay Root looks into a law that allows state officials to retire and collect pensions without leaving their jobs.

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