A recurring theme questioned the status quo of the boards that govern higher education at this week’s day-long meeting of the Joint Oversight Committee on Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency: Are the boards that govern higher education due for more restrictive conflict-of-interest policies?
Griffin Perry
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Looking for Friendly (Local) Faces
In the Texas press corps, the natives are getting restless.
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Energy
Weekend Insider: Super PAC Influence, Wind Power Challenges
In this edition of the Texas Tribune Weekend Insider, executive editor Ross Ramsey talks about the influence super PACs have on political campaigns, and reporter Kate Galbraith explains the challenges Texas faces with its wind power boom.
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The Midday Brief: Oct. 20, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Perry’s polling lags in Iowa as he struggles with likability; a media war breaks out around Michael Morton: drought likely to worsen in winter.
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The Brief: Oct. 20, 2011
Has Rick Perry found his own “9-9-9”? Tune in to his economic speech next week to find out!
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Energy
Parched Western States Looking to Perry’s Water Record
You won’t hear about the water problems out West during the GOP presidential debate, but as Ben Philpott reports for KUT News and the Texas Tribune, the problems are there — and the next President could play a role in the solutions.
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Higher Education
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 102
This week on the TribCast, Ross, Reeve, Kate, and Emily discuss the recent GOP debate, drought and wildfire preparedness, and the future of Texas higher education.
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On the Records: Obama Finds Four New TX Bundlers
President Barack Obama released an updated list of volunteer fundraisers, known as “bundlers,” who raise money on his behalf. Of the more than 350 bundlers listed, 17 Texas fundraisers have collected more than $2.7 million.
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Perry, Swagger In Full Effect, Calls For Flat Tax
Gov. Rick Perry, giving a sneak peek of his forthcoming economic policy initiative, called for a flat tax Wednesday in Las Vegas. It was a confident delivery from a governor who seems to have gotten his swagger back.
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The Midday Brief: Oct. 19, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Perry lays out plans for a flat tax; rivalry between Perry and Romney gets personal; five men are arrested in San Antonio for either a strange prank or a terrorist plot.
