University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall is threatening to sue state Rep. Lyle Larson, R-San Antonio, for defamation, according a letter obtained Friday by the Tribune.
Reeve Hamilton
Reeve Hamilton worked at the Tribune from 2009 to 2015, covering higher education and politics and hosting the Tribune's weekly podcast. His writing has also appeared in Texas Monthly and The Texas Observer. Born in Houston and raised in Massachusetts, he has a bachelor's degree in English from Vanderbilt University.
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Higher Education
UNT Received Up to $84 Million in Excess State Funds
The University of North Texas System has determined that the University of North Texas received “no more than $84 million” in excess funds from the state in the last decade.
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TribCast: 2014 Primary Runoff Election Results Review
Reeve, Ross, Emily and Evan review the results of Tuesday’s primary runoff elections and what they mean for the general election and the 2015 session of the Texas Legislature.
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Higher Education
Juliet García to Lead New Institute in South Texas
University of Texas at Brownsville President Juliet García will step down from the role she has held for more than two decades to lead a new University of Texas Institute of the Americas located in the Rio Grande Valley.
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The Playlist: I Choose You
President Obama has officially nominated San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to become the next secretary of housing and urban development, so our playlist inspired by Texas news kicks off with Andy Grammar’s “I Choose You.”
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TribCast
TribCast: Medical Records, HUD and Texas Tech’s Chancellor
Evan, Ross, Emily and Reeve talk about potentially major career moves for San Antonio’s mayor and a state senator, as well as the release of a lieutenant governor candidate’s medical records and the ensuing backlash.
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Higher Education
Perry: UT Regent Hall “Should Be Commended”
As a legislative committee met to draft articles of impeachment against UT System Regent Wallace Hall, the man who appointed him to the board, Gov. Rick Perry, issued a strongly worded statement of support for the embattled regent.
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Higher Education
Panel Set to Start Working on Impeachment Articles
For the first time since voting that grounds exist for the impeachment of University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall, a legislative committee is scheduled to reconvene Wednesday afternoon.
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Higher Education
For In-State Students, UT System Keeps Tuition Steady
The University of Texas System Board of Regents voted Tuesday to keep tuition stable for in-state students at all of the system’s academic institutions.
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State Government
In Letter to UT Board Chairman, Hall Says He Won’t Resign
University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall, who was asked to resign last week by the chairman of the board of regents, sent a letter to the chairman on Monday saying he does not intend to do any such thing, according to Hall’s lawyer.
