UPDATED: The Texas State University System released a statement on Monday confirming that Ricardo Maestas has officially resigned as president of Sul Ross State University in Alpine.
November 2013
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
The best of our best content from Nov. 18-22, 2013.
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Higher Education
Paredes: Meeting Goals Will Require Big Changes
At his annual State of Higher Education address on Friday, Texas Higher Education Commissioner Raymund Paredes said Texas must “do things dramatically differently” to meet its goals.
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Health care
The Evening Brief: Nov. 22, 2013
Your evening reading: Texas postpones closure of high-risk health insurance pool; SBOE blocks entry of Arizona-based charter school into state; railroad commissioner candidate rails against proposed textbook
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Energy
Railroad Commission Hopeful: New Textbook is Flawed
Becky Berger, a candidate for Texas railroad commissioner, this week criticized an environmental science textbook that is under review by the Texas Board of Education, muddling the book’s path to final approval.
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Public Education
Education Board Blocks Charter School Expansion
The State Board of Education on Friday denied an Arizona-based charter school’s application for a Dallas campus, despite previous approval from the state’s education commissioner.
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TDI Postpones Closure of High-Risk Health Insurance Pool
Amid continuing problems with the online federal health insurance marketplace, Texas Insurance Commissioner Julia Rathgeber on Friday postponed the shuttering of the state’s high-risk health insurance pool.
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Criminal Justice
High Court May Answer Question on Impairment and Death Penalty
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the case of a Florida death row inmate — who claims he does not have the mental capacity to face execution — could provide more guidance to states like Texas.
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Politics
The Brief: Nov. 22, 2013
Senate Democrats have launched the nuclear option. Now what?
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Energy
Momentum for Water Recycling on Oilfields, but Still a Long Way to Go
As the drought continues across Texas, more oil and gas companies are considering the long-term benefits of water recycling, and state officials are trying to make the transition easier.
