A&M Climbs in Law School Rankings, UT Remains High
Texas A&M jumped 38 spots in the 2017 U.S. News and World Report law school rankings released Wednesday, marking the biggest improvement among any graduate school in the state. Full Story
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Baylor Says It's Improving Handling of Sexual Assault Cases
At a hearing in Austin Tuesday, Baylor University officials didn't address specific incidents that have put the school under a national microscope and raised concerns that it routinely ignores the needs of victims. Full Story
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Senate Republican Leaders Express Concern Over Tuition Hikes
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Senate Higher Education Committee Chairman Kel Seliger expressed frustration Friday with Texas university presidents over recent decisions to raise tuition again this year. Full Story
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For New UT-Dallas President, Campus Carry Debate is Personal
After watching in horror nine years ago as the building that housed his office at Virginia Tech University was attacked by a gunman, Richard Benson is preparing to lead a Texas university about to implement a new campus carry law. Full Story
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A&M Student Involved in Racist Incident No Longer On Campus
One of the Texas A&M students involved in the harassment of a group of minority high school students touring campus last month "is no longer associated with" the university, President Michael Young announced. Full Story
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UH Task Force: Ban Guns in All But One Residence Hall
A task force at the University of Houston has recommended in a draft campus carry policy that guns be banned in all residence halls on campus, except one. Full Story
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UT Regents Approve Tuition Hikes Across System
The University of Texas at Austin and all seven other schools in the University of Texas System won approval to increase tuition Monday, a move that will eventually tack on between $148 and $361 to the cost of students' schooling each semester. Full Story
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UT Architecture Dean Cites Campus Carry as a Reason for Departure
The University of Texas at Austin's longtime architecture dean announced he was leaving on Thursday, saying the state's new campus carry law played a major role in pushing him out. Full Story
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University of Houston Basks in Debate Spotlight
Few students will get in, but the University of Houston hopes to make the most out of its host duties during Thursday's GOP presidential debate. Full Story
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Roundup: Campus Carry, Pope Francis, South Carolina Showdown
In the Roundup: The University of Texas at Austin issues its much-anticipated campus carry guidelines, Pope Francis speaks to Texans from just across the border and the 2016 presidential saga continues – this week, in South Carolina. Full Story
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UT-Austin President: Guns to be Allowed in Classrooms, Not Dorms
Save for some narrow exceptions, guns will be allowed in classrooms but not in dorms at the University of Texas at Austin next school year under guidelines issued Wednesday. Full Story
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Baylor Opts Out of Campus Carry
Baylor University has opted out of Texas' campus carry law, joining the long list of Texas private universities that have decided to continue banning handguns on their campuses. Full Story
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After Black High Schoolers Harassed, A&M Apologizes
Members of Texas A&M University's leadership visited Dallas on Tuesday to personally apologize to the high school students who were harassed and subjected to racial slurs during their visit to campus last week. Full Story
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Found Dead in West Texas
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, was found dead of apparent natural causes Saturday morning at the Cibolo Creek Ranch resort near Marfa, a Presidio County official confirmed. Full Story
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Analysis: Raising Tuition for College Students, Deflecting the Blame
With some Texas colleges and universities talking about raising tuition prices, the legislators who gave up that responsibility 16 years ago are wondering whether they should take it back. Full Story
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A&M Investigating After Black High Schoolers Harassed on Campus
Texas A&M University is conducting an investigation after students visiting campus from a Dallas high school were harassed Tuesday with racial slurs. Full Story
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University of Houston Keeps GOP Debate
CNN announced Wednesday that the University of Houston will still get to host the Feb. 25 GOP primary presidential debate. The university's status had been called into question after NBC News was removed as the organizer of the event. Full Story
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McRaven: UT System Schools Need Tuition Hikes
University of Texas System Chancellor Bill McRaven said Wednesday that the eight universities under his authority need to raise tuition in order to stay competitive. If approved, the increase would cost students at UT-Austin $152 per semester. Full Story
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Four Texas Colleges Reach Carnegie "Tier One" Status
Four Texas universities — Texas Tech University, the University of North Texas, the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Texas at Arlington — have reached a major milestone in their quests to join the top tier of universities in the nation. Full Story
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Nobel Laureate Becomes Reluctant Anti-Gun Leader
UT-Austin Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg has emerged as a leader, albeit a reluctant one, for faculty who oppose allowing guns in their classrooms after saying he will try to prevent students who want to carry handguns from taking his courses. Full Story
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