State Rep. John Zerwas to join UT System as executive vice chancellor
The lawmaker, a doctor by training, will oversee a network of six health institutions with four medical schools, two dental schools and three nursing schools. Full Story
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![State Rep. John Zerwas, R-Richmond (left), speaks with Rep. Drew Springer, R-Muenster (right), in the House Chamber on March 27, 2019, the day the House will take up HB1, the 2020-21 budget plan.]()
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East Texas university may restrict when children can be on campus. Some employees say it hurts working parents.
Although policies restricting children’s presence in the workplace are common, the introduction of one at Stephen F. Austin State University has been met with monthslong resistance from some faculty members. Full Story
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With increased state funding, Lamar State colleges will cut tuition by a quarter
The Legislature gave a $17.3 million funding boost to the two-year colleges, which are part of the Texas State University System. Full Story
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Former UT chancellor Bill McRaven was the highest-paid public university leader in 2018
Last year, five of the top 10 highest-compensated public university leaders in the country were from Texas schools, according to a survey conducted by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Full Story
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UT-Austin will provide free tuition to undergrad students with family incomes below $65,000 starting in 2020
The UT System allocated $160 million of its oil money for the project. Full Story
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Rejection of LGBTQ student group leads to a fight at "unambiguously Christian" Baylor
The Baptist university has denied a charter to Gamma Alpha Upsilon for eight years, members say. Full Story
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![Baylor senior Anna Conner in Cypress on June 12, 2019. Conner's campus LGBT organization, called Gamma Alpha Upsilon, or GAY, has been denied to be charted by the university nine times since 2011. Although Baylor removed a policy banning "homosexual acts" in its sexual conduct policy in 2015, LGBT students are still waiting for recognition to arrive.]()
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Texas Tech receives $17 million to build the state's second vet school
The Legislature designated the funding for the Amarillo campus over objections of Texas A&M University, which currently runs the only veterinary medicine school in the state. Full Story
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Most Texas workers will no longer lose their occupational license if they default on student loans
A 2018 report from the Texas Tribune found more than 4,200 people in the state — including security guards, cosmetologists and pharmacists – were at risk of losing their license because of student loan default in 2017. Full Story
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Here's what we know about the Legislature's final property tax reform bill
The final version of the bill is expected to require cities, counties and emergency service districts to hold an election before raising 3.5% more property tax revenue than the previous year. Community colleges and hospital districts would need to do so at 8%. Full Story
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Texas A&M won't renew President Michael Young's contract — but says there's no plan for him to leave
“We look forward to your continued service as our president,” A&M System Chancellor John Sharp wrote in a letter to Young. Full Story
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Texas House passes Senate bill seeking to ensure free speech on college campuses
Senate Bill 18 would require universities to create disciplinary sanctions for students who interfere with free speech activities. It would still allow universities to put restrictions on the time, place and manner of such activities. Full Story
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Bill to reinstate Texas A&M and UT football game never gained ground
After it failed to move out of the House Higher Education Committee on Monday, a proposal to bring back the annual game seems all but dead. Full Story
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Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill creating University of Houston medical school
The medical school is projected to accept a class of 30 students for Fall 2020. Full Story
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Abilene police chief apologizes to family of 1922 lynching victim
A college student's research helped bring together community leaders to organize a public ceremony to tell Grover Everett’s story. Full Story
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Watch: A conversation on higher education outcomes
Watch video of our conversation in Fort Worth on improving higher education outcomes, moderated by the Tribune's Shannon Najmabadi. Full Story
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The Texas State student senate voted to bar a conservative group. Then Gov. Abbott questioned if the school deserves state funding.
Texas State University administrators and the student body president blocked the student senate's attempt to ban the conservative group Turning Point USA from campus. Full Story
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All Texans in Congress now have money to pay interns. Will they?
Congressional internships in Washington, D.C., have traditionally been unpaid. While some Texans in Congress have paid some of their interns in the past, those opportunities were not always well-publicized. Full Story
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Former UT tennis coach to plead guilty in admissions fraud case
Michael Center is accused of accepting a $100,000 bribe to help a student pose as a tennis recruit in order to get into school. Full Story
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![UT men's tennis coach Michael Center exits the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Austin on March 12, 2019. The university placed Center on administrative leave after FBI documents revealed that he allegedly accepted a $100,000 bribe in 2015 to help with a studentÃs admission.]()
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Letting researchers study plants and animals on your Texas land can get you a property tax break
A little-known and ill-defined provision in state statute offers big tax breaks to landowners who host university research on their property. Two lawmakers are trying — again — to close the "loophole." Full Story
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Texas grades school districts on an A-F scale. Explore your district's grades here.
The changes to the new rating system — which gives districts a letter grade in three categories: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps — were finalized during the 2017 legislative session. Full Story
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