In early 2013, University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall, on a call with the agent for University of Alabama coach Nick Saban, said UT-Austin President Bill Powers would be gone by the year’s end.
November 2013
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Health care
The Evening Brief: Nov. 6, 2013
Your evening reading: no major problems with voter ID law surface on Election Day; Barton won’t challenge Cornyn in 2014 primary; Dallas Morning News will begin printing the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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TribCast
TribCast: Elections, Polling Numbers and Abortion Laws
Reeve, Ross, Emily and Ben review the results of the recent election, ponder the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and discuss the latest developments in the state’s implementation of new abortion laws.
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Health care
Abbott Renews Call for Oversight of Federal Navigators
Attorney General Greg Abbott joined Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday in requesting additional state oversight of the federal navigators who are helping Texans sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
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Politics
The Polling Center: What Early Poll Results Tell Us
The latest UT/TT Poll showing a single-digit lead for Greg Abbott over Wendy Davis in the gubernatorial race raised some eyebrows. Adding some context to a survey taken more than a year before Election Day helps provide some clarity on the results.
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Interactive: How Prop 6 Fared in Drier Counties
Use our interactive map to check out the correlation between the success of the water ballot measure and the severity of drought conditions around the state.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Border, Immigration, Fiscal Issues Top Texans’ Concerns
Immigration, border security, federal budget matters and the economy top Texans’ lists of state and national concerns, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Texans Like Parts of Federal Health Care, but Not All of It
Texas voters from across the political spectrum like many parts of the Affordable Care Act, but they don’t like that law in its entirety, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Politics
Thousands of Affidavits, but Officials Report Few Problems With Voter ID
Officials say Tuesday’s election proceeded smoothly despite controversy surrounding the newly implemented voter ID law, but some worry that could change in coming elections with increased voter turnout.
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Health care
The Brief: Nov. 6, 2013
In the end, the only electoral drama on Prop 6 was how quickly the wire services would make the call after the polls closed in El Paso.