Higher education

In the latest episode of our podcast about the 86th Legislature, Evan Smith talks to Renu Khator, the chancellor of the University of Houston System, about access, affordability, excellence, graduation rates and the importance of educating a diverse student population.

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Watch our interview with state Sen. Brandon Creighton and state Rep. Chris Turner, moderated by Texas Tribune co-founder and CEO Evan Smith.

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Our interview with state Sen. Larry Taylor, chair of the Education Committee, is moderated by Texas Tribune co-founder and CEO Evan Smith.

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Property taxes are one of three main sources of revenue for community colleges. If growth in those taxes is limited, the colleges say they may have to look elsewhere for revenue.

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The gap between Texas A&M’s and UT-Austin's per-student funding has increased over the last five years, due in part to growing enrollment at the College Station campus.

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The Texas governor made the declaration during his annual State of the State address.

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Members of both parties have filed bills ending the practice of revoking occupational licenses for people behind on their student loans.

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Gov. Greg Abbott's office says it has made strides with his appointments, but political scientists and lawmakers say age and finances can play a role in the discrepancy.

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Paredes has served since 2004 as commissioner at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

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Watch our interview with University of Texas System Chancellor James B. Milliken, moderated by Texas Tribune co-founder and CEO Evan Smith.

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Each of the eight public schools that play top-level college football in the state have made a payment to a departing coach since 2015.

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Sixty-five positions are being cut this week. The reductions could go further than the 110 number originally anticipated.

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In the last six years, the number of needy students at UT-Austin — as measured by those who receive the federal Pell Grant — has decreased from 28 percent to 24 percent.

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The prepaid tuition plan is guaranteed by the state, so lawmakers will need to set the money aside when they write a new budget this year.

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The University of Texas System is one of several higher education institutions that benefited from a boom in oil prices, the report says.

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Tuition and fees at Texas universities have more than doubled since 2003. There's plenty of blame to go around.

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A corporation, Oak View Group LLC, will pay to construct the arena in exchange for future revenue generated at the venue.

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Appointed to the University of Texas System's Board of Regents in 2017, the Republican has been an outspoken critic of system-level spending.

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A spokesman said the University of Texas at Austin has already taken steps to improve its spending procedures.

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Edgewood ISD has faced consistent problems in preparing its students for college and the workforce. The district's struggles shine a light on Texas’ long record of neglecting schools that educate mostly students of color.

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