A spokesman said the University of Texas at Austin has already taken steps to improve its spending procedures.

Lawyers for Schwertner say the messages were sent by a third party.

On certain fall Saturdays, the invitation-only boxes set aside for A&M System Chancellor John Sharp and his peers often draw a cast of politicians, state officials, alumni and big-money donors.

Bush presides over the School Land Board, which has feuded with the State Board of Education over the disbursement of hundreds of millions of dollars from Texas' education endowment.

Some favorite candidates of hardline conservatives lost their seats, while others won closer-than-expected races.

"I don't need to be the mayor," he said. "The current mayor needs that job. I don't need it. That's why I'll do it better than anyone."

The lawyers said the examiner, R3 Digital Forensics, of Austin, "determined that the photo and texts in question could not have come from the senator's phone."

Texas currently has a dozen medical schools, nearly half of which are based in or near Houston.

The report forecasts a reduction of up to 110 full-time positions within the system administration and a shift to a "service provider" model.

The reason for the surprise decision wasn't immediately disclosed.

Rick Francis, a 15-year member of Tech's governing board, said Thursday he would step down from his position as chair. Tedd Mitchell, president of the system's Health Sciences Center and its interim chancellor, was also named sole finalist for the permanent position.

Lawyers for state Sen. Charles Schwertner, a Republican from Georgetown, revealed the hire Wednesday and again denied allegations that their client sent lewd messages to a UT-Austin graduate student.

The Child Welfare League of America was hired in response to allegations that Southwest Key employees were improperly screened and because of “an inherent desire to make sure that we don't have a systemic issue that needs to be corrected," a spokesperson said.

Sanchez is part owner of a property leased by Southwest Key Programs, a spokesperson said. It wasn’t disclosed on the company’s tax return because it’s not required.

A spokesperson said Schwertner "categorically denies any knowledge of the accusations leveled against him" and added that the senator "is eager to cooperate with the University of Texas and hopes to make clear he played no part in the behavior described.”