The recession has caused a spike in enrollment at two-year schools like Austin Community College, which now educates more than 40,000 students — within striking distance of the great behemoth, the University of Texas at Austin.
From Bust to Boom
Posted inState Government
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 15
In this week’s TribCast, Evan, Ross, Elise and Reeve debrief after the Democratic debate, ponder the state of the Republican race for governor and look into future general election matchup possibilities.
Posted inState Government
Farouk Shami in 43 Seconds
The hair care mogul and gubernatorial candidate made some sweeping promises on Monday night at the Democratic debate. What exactly did he say? Watch for yourself.
Posted in
Politics
2010: New Poll, Same Story
Rick Perry has 49 percent; Kay Bailey Hutchison has 27 percent and Debra Medina has 19 percent, according to a new survey done for the Texas Credit Union League. On the Democratic side, Bill White got 51 percent to Farouk Shami’s 19 percent.
Posted in
Congress
TribBlog: Charlie Wilson Dead at 76
Former Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson died in Lufkin today at age 76.
Posted in
Economy
TribBlog: HHSC Making The Cut
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has released its best bets for how to meet the 5 percent budget reduction requested by Gov. Rick Perry and other state leaders.
Posted in
Public Education
The Brief: February 10, 2010
Paging Dr. Doug Ross. Debra Medina may soon be endangering your popularity.
