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Video: Seliger on UT’s Plans for a Houston Campus

At our 11/16 symposium on higher education, state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, the chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee, expressed skepticism about the University of Texas System's plans for a new campus in Houston.

By Evan SmithNov. 17, 2015, 9:11 a.m. CentralUpdated Nov. 17, 2015, 9:11 a.m. Central

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Video: Seliger on UT’s Plans for a Houston Campus

by Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
November 17, 2015

<h1>Video: Seliger on UT’s Plans for a Houston Campus</h1>
<p class="byline">by Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune <br />November 17, 2015</p>

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Video: Seliger on UT’s Plans for a Houston Campus

Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
November 17, 2015

At our 11/16 symposium on higher education, state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, the chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee, expressed skepticism about the University of Texas System's plans for a new campus in Houston.

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