One day after Gov. Greg Abbott appointed three new University of Texas System regents, the Senate has scheduled a confirmation hearing. One of the regents being replaced, Wallace Hall, is asking the Senate and Abbott to slow the process down.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Texas colleges fret about $1 billion in expected funding missing from budget plan
Schools say they rely heavily on “special item” appropriations for higher education. The Senate hasn’t appropriated any so far, but it could add them later.
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Texas Senate leaders propose tuition freeze, elimination of financial aid program
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Sen. Kel Seliger, chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee, unveiled legislation Thursday that they said aims to lower costs for college students.
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Criminal Justice
Lawmakers likely to wage in-state tuition policy fight again this year
Will Texas legislators repeal in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants? One Republican lawmaker is determined to make it happen.
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Texas A&M University data updated in Salaries Explorer
Texas A&M University and all of its branches have been updated in The Texas Tribune’s Government Salaries Explorer. Find demographic information within each entity as well as individual salaries for employees.
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Analysis: Legislators start with a $5.3 billion difference of opinion
In their first-day numbers, the Texas Legislature’s two chambers didn’t even agree on the size of the current budget. The House baked in some supplemental expenses that the Senate left that out.
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Criminal Justice
In dueling budget proposals, Texas House and Senate billions apart
Texas House and Senate leaders are starting out the legislative session nearly $8 billion apart according in dueling budget proposals released Tuesday. Among the sticking points: spending on public education and border security.
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Renu Khator on higher ed funding, graduation rates and the bathroom bill (video)
Full video of Evan Smith’s 1/12 conversation with University of Houston Chancellor Renu Khator.
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2016 Year in Review
Protests, politics and scandal defined 2016 for Texas universities
Colleges in Texas had a tense year, thanks to campus carry, racial incidents and the election.
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Higher Education
Accreditation woes a distraction for UTRGV students
Students at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are worried after their school was placed on probation this week. The school’s president says he is confident he’ll get the problems fixed.
