U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has approached Texas A&M International University about speaking at the Laredo college’s spring commencement, the A&M System confirmed Thursday.
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Matthew Watkins began serving as editor in chief of the Tribune in September 2024. He is a Texas native, born in Houston and raised in Austin. He attended Texas A&M University and has spent his entire professional career in Texas journalism, including stints at The Eagle in Bryan-College Station and The Dallas Morning News. Matthew joined The Texas Tribune in 2015 has held various roles, including higher education reporter, breaking news editor and politics editor. He has helped guide the Tribune's award-winning journalism that has included coverage of six legislative sessions, multiple election cycles, natural disasters and political scandals. He lives in Austin with his wife, Susan, and their two children.
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Huston-Tillotson University Names New President
Colette Pierce Burnette will be the first woman to run the private school since Tillotson College and Samuel Huston College merged in 1952.
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Higher Education
UH to Pay $135,000 for McConaughey Speech
Call it the Houston Buyers Club: The University of Houston is paying $135,000 plus travel expenses to get Matthew McConaughey to speak at its spring commencement. The actor is donating the money to charity.
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Higher Education
Grand Jury Recommends UT Regent’s Removal
In an unusual, strongly worded report, a Travis County grand jury recommended this week that University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall be removed from office.
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Higher Education
Zachry Group to Donate $25 Million to Texas A&M Engineering
Zachry Group, a San Antonio-based construction and engineering firm, is donating $25 million to Texas A&M University’s engineering college, aiming to help the college’s plans to become the country’s largest engineering school.
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Higher Education
A&M’s Outsourcing Plans Have Workers Concerned
Texas A&M University officials say that a plan to outsource support services would help the university raise $260 million in the next 10 years. But staff members who perform those services are expressing concerns.
