Texas A&M Won the Game. But Prairie View Won a $450,000 Payout
Prairie View lost 67-0 to Texas A&M University on Saturday, but the defeat helped pay for the school's athletic programs. What will those schools do if those payouts go away? Full Story
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![A football match between Texas A&M and Prairie View A&M on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. Texas A&M won 67-0. Prairie View got $450,000 for showing up.]()
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SMU Ties UT, Baylor Passes A&M in 2017 U.S. News College Rankings
Rice University, SMU, Baylor University and Dallas Baptist University all climbed in the U.S. News and World Report college rankings this year. All of the state's top public universities fell. Full Story
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Lawmakers to Examine Ballooning Cost of Tuition Program for Veterans
After failed attempts last year to limit eligibility for the Hazlewood Act, school officials will meet with House lawmakers at the Capitol Tuesday to discuss ways to pay for it. Full Story
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Less Screaming, More Diversity: Aggie Corps Reboots for 21st Century
With women in leadership, more time for students to study and even a Starbucks, the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets is a kinder and gentler version of its former self. Full Story
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UT-Austin Honors First Black Undergraduates of 60 Years Ago
On Friday, 60 years after more than 70 black undergraduate students were first allowed to enroll at UT, the university paid tribute with a celebration of the milestone. Full Story
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UT Chancellor, a Former Admiral, Asks Athletes to Stand During National Anthem
In an impassioned memo sent after San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick ignited national controversy by refusing to stand for the national anthem, UT System Chancellor Bill McRaven urged his athletes not to repeat the gesture of protest. Full Story
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![Retired Admiral William McRaven, shown last year, took over as chancellor of the UT System on Jan. 5.]()
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Texas Students Scramble After ITT Tech Shutdown
More than 3,200 Texas students who were studying at 10 ITT Tech campuses may have to start their educations over. However, they may be able to get student loans forgiven, or switch to community colleges. Full Story
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![After closing all campuses nationwide, ITT Tech's official website announces they will no longer enroll new students.]()
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University of Texas at San Antonio President to Retire at End of School Year
Ricardo Romo is leaving the top post at University of Texas at San Antonio after 18 years. He oversaw the university during a time of massive growth. Full Story
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![University of Texas at San Antonio President Ricardo Romo opens the Texas Tribune's event on Cybersecurity and Privacy in San Antonio on Dec. 9, 2015.]()
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McConaughey Helping to Teach UT-Austin Film Class for Free
Academy Award winner and University of Texas at Austin alum Matthew McConaughey is not getting paid to help teach a UT film class using material from movies he’s been working on. Full Story
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Texas Launches Voter Education Campaign Amid Scrutiny of Voter ID Law
Texas on Wednesday kicked off a voter education campaign ahead of the November elections. The state is required to spend $2.5 million to educate voters about its voter ID requirements. Full Story
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After Student's Killing, DPS Wants Fewer "Transients," More Security on UT Campus
The Texas Department of Public Safety has listed several ideas for the University of Texas at Austin to make its campus safer. The proposals are in response to the slaying last year of a student, whose body was found on campus. Full Story
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Texas Tech's New President Wants University to be Elite
In an interview, Texas Tech University's new president describes his vision for the school, his love for Lubbock and the future of the Big 12. Full Story
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Show Us What Campus Carry Looks Like at Your College
The Texas Tribune wants to see what your college campus looks like now that campus carry is legal in Texas. Are there any visible changes? Or is it business as usual? Full Story
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UT-Austin Students Snatch Up Free Dildos for Gun Protest
Cocks Not Glocks, a UT-Austin group formed in response to legislation allowing concealed handguns on college campuses, passed out thousands of multicolored sex toys Tuesday evening in preparation for a Wednesday protest rally. Full Story
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How UNT-Dallas' Grand Law School Experiment Could Be Overruled
The University of North Texas at Dallas wants to be a different kind of law school. But could the system that it hopes to change bring it down before it fully gets up and running? Full Story
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![The outside of the University of North Texas System building in downtown Dallas. The building is occupied by the UNT Dallas College of Law, which is at risk of losing its accreditation.]()
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Judge Denies UT-Austin Professors' Attempt to Block Campus Carry
A federal judge has denied three University of Texas at Austin professors’ initial attempt to keep guns out of their classrooms under the state’s campus carry law. Full Story
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![Pascale Bos, an associate professor at UT Austin, walks over desks after pinning up a "Books not bullets" sign at a peace and wellness workshop organized by Gun-Free UT and held in a UT Austin classroom on Aug. 1, 2016, the day Texas' "campus carry" law went into effect and the 50th anniversary of the mass shooting that occurred on the UT campus.]()
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After Athletics Scandal, Ken Starr Leaves Baylor Faculty
Months after he was removed as school president, Ken Starr's time at Baylor University is officially over. Full Story
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Seattle Seahawks to Stop Using "12th Man" on Social Media, Texas A&M Says
Texas A&M University has reached a new deal with the Seattle Seahawks to allow the NFL team to continue using the phrase "12th Man." There will be new restrictions on the use of the trademarked slogan, however. Full Story
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Texas Tech to Begin Offering Degrees From a New Costa Rica Campus
Texas Tech University plans to open a branch campus in Costa Rica in 2018. Students there will be able to earn degrees in engineering, mathematics and other fields. Full Story
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Inside UH's Political Push to Join the Big 12
The University of Houston has been burned before when it comes to the politics of college sports realignment. This time, its supporters are lobbying the state's top politicians for some help winning an invitation to the Big 12. Full Story
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![Football players practice at TDECU Stadium at the University of Houston on Aug. 28, 2015.]()
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