The fate of University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers continued to draw the attention of lawmakers on Monday while a new statement from UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa made explicit the breakdown in the working relationship between the two men.
Trey Martinez Fischer
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Politics
Analysis: Is That Any Way to Attract Los Gringos?
State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, speaking at the Texas Democratic Party convention on Friday, referred to the GOP using Spanish profanity. The line drew gasps and laughs from the audience and anger from conservatives.
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Higher Education
UT Board Chairman Calls for Regent Hall to Resign
Three days after a legislative committee said there were grounds to impeach University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall, the chairman of UT’s board of regents said Hall should resign.
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Higher Education
After Vote on Hall, Panel’s Members Look to UT System to Take Action
After voting on Monday that grounds exist to impeach one of the regents of the University of Texas System, members of a legislative committee say they hope to see a proactive response from UT’s board of regents, which meets this week.
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Energy
The Brief: May 9, 2014
Ahead of a possible vote on impeachment on Monday, members of the House select committee investigating UT System Regent Wallace Hall appear split on how to proceed.
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Health care
The Brief: March 18, 2014
What was originally planned as the first head-to-head encounter of the Republican runoff race for lite guv will now be a solo appearance by David Dewhurst. His opponent, Dan Patrick, announced late Monday afternoon that he was withdrawing from the debate.
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Higher Education
Two Lawmakers Renew Calls for Action Against UT Regent
Two members of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations indicated on Friday that they would like more action taken against a University of Texas System regent.
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On White House Call, Democrats Hit Republicans on Obamacare
On a White House conference call on Monday, Texas Democrats accused Gov. Rick Perry and other Republican state leaders of impeding implementation of federal health care reform in the state.
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Health care
The Brief: Dec. 9, 2013
All eyes are on the Travis County Courthouse this morning as the move to remove the county’s top prosecutor, Rosemary Lehmberg, enters the definitive final stages.
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Health care
The Evening Brief: Nov. 4, 2013
Your evening reading: Martinez Fischer raises possibility of looking at UT regents’ tablets; Abbott downplays prevalence of voter ID affidavits; Microsoft inks big Texas wind power deal