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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Criminal Justice
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?
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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.
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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?
