Supporters of campus carry will be fighting against the clock on Tuesday when the Texas House takes up previously delayed legislation requiring public universities and colleges to allow concealed handguns on their campuses.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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House Votes to Preserve Free Tuition for Some Veterans’ Kids
At the last minute, the House voted to scrap changes to the Hazlewood program that would have made many children of veterans ineligible for free tuition. The bill will still need to be reconciled with the Senate’s more restrictive version.
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Criminal Justice
Video: Davis, Leach and Nevárez on Guns, In-State
At our 5/21 conversation with state Reps. Sarah Davis, R-West University Place; Jeff Leach, R-Plano; and Poncho Nevárez, D-Eagle Pass talked about big issues that are unresolved with a week to go in the session.
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Economy
Facing Cuts, Community Colleges Plead for More State Funding
The state’s 50 community college systems are one of the few areas targeted for cuts in state funding over the next two years. As a final budget is hashed out in the Legislature, school leaders are hoping to reverse their fiscal fortune.
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Panel Defends Powers’ Role in Admissions but Recommends Changes
A panel of former chancellors and university presidents defended the University of Texas at Austin president’s role in admissions Thursday, but warned that students’ connections shouldn’t be a factor in whether they are admitted.
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Paxton: UT Can’t Block Regents’ Requests for Information
Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday boosted University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall’s efforts to dig into admissions at UT-Austin by siding with Hall in a dispute over whether regents can have access to confidential student records.
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Higher Education
Legislators Likely to End Top 10 Percent Scholarships
A state-funded college scholarship program designed to keep top students in Texas may soon be axed due to lawmaker concerns that it doesn’t have enough money to accomplish its goal.
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Video: Sharp on the Aggies vs. the Longhorns
At our 5/7 conversation, John Sharp, the chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, answered the burning question of whether Texas A&M and the University of Texas will ever meet again on the football field.
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Video: Sharp on Hazlewood
At our 5/7 conversation, John Sharp, the chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, discussed the gap between the cost of educating veterans and their kin under the Hazlewood law and what the Legislature has appropriated.
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Video: Sharp on Reregulating Tuition
At our 5/7 conversation, John Sharp, the chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, talked about the various legislative proposals to constrain the ability of public universities to raise tuition.
