UH Task Force: Ban Guns in All But One Residence Hall
A task force at the University of Houston has recommended in a draft campus carry policy that guns be banned in all residence halls on campus, except one. Full Story
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Matthew Watkins began serving as editor in chief of the Tribune in September 2024. Matthew is a Texas native, born in Houston and raised in Austin. He attended public schools and graduated from Texas A&M University. He’s spent nearly two decades in Texas journalism, and previously worked at The Eagle in Bryan-College Station and The Dallas Morning News. Matthew joined the Tribune in 2015 has held various roles, including higher education reporter, breaking news editor and politics editor. As a managing editor, Matthew has guided the Tribune’s award-winning journalism and other reporting of statewide significance, including coverage of elections and legislative sessions to major breaking news and ambitious storytelling about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Texas-Mexico border, the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, the impeachment of Texas attorney general and battles over public education. He lives in Austin with his wife, Susan, and their two children.
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UT Regents Approve Tuition Hikes Across System
The University of Texas at Austin and all seven other schools in the University of Texas System won approval to increase tuition Monday, a move that will eventually tack on between $148 and $361 to the cost of students' schooling each semester. Full Story
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Benson Named President of UT-Dallas
Richard Benson, the dean of the engineering school at Virginia Tech University, has been named the next president of the University of Texas at Dallas. Full Story
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UT Architecture Dean Cites Campus Carry as a Reason for Departure
The University of Texas at Austin's longtime architecture dean announced he was leaving on Thursday, saying the state's new campus carry law played a major role in pushing him out. Full Story
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University of Houston Basks in Debate Spotlight
Few students will get in, but the University of Houston hopes to make the most out of its host duties during Thursday's GOP presidential debate. Full Story
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UT-Austin President: Guns to be Allowed in Classrooms, Not Dorms
Save for some narrow exceptions, guns will be allowed in classrooms but not in dorms at the University of Texas at Austin next school year under guidelines issued Wednesday. Full Story
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Baylor Opts Out of Campus Carry
Baylor University has opted out of Texas' campus carry law, joining the long list of Texas private universities that have decided to continue banning handguns on their campuses. Full Story
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Scalia's Death Impacts Texas Cases at U.S. Supreme Court
The late Antonin Scalia might well have been on the side of Texas conservatives in four cases now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Full Story
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Two Senators Throw Support Behind Challenger to Byron Cook
Also, House members get an update on the Zika virus, and the Governor's University Research Initiative gets an official launch. Full Story
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A&M Investigating After Black High Schoolers Harassed on Campus
Texas A&M University is conducting an investigation after students visiting campus from a Dallas high school were harassed Tuesday with racial slurs. Full Story
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