A Senate committee has approved a bill that would limit tuition increases to the rate of inflation unless universities meet “performance measures.” Meanwhile, a House committee is considering a bill to tie tuition increases only to inflation.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Asked About In-State Tuition Law, Perry Defers to Legislators
Former Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday deferred to state lawmakers on whether they want to repeal Texas’ in-state tuition law, a measure he signed into law in 2001 and has defended to varying degrees ever since.
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Higher Education
UT Regents Call Special Meeting on New Wallace Hall Requests
The meeting comes after UT System Regent Wallace Hall asked to visit with one of the investigators from Kroll Associates, which found that UT-Austin President Bill Powers helped secure admittance for some students over the objections of the admissions office.
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Higher Education
How a Football School Like UT Landed Smart
Why would Shaka Smart take a basketball job where football is king? For one, Texas is swimming in cash as one of the few schools that actually makes money off its athletic programs.
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Higher Education
Sticker Shaka: Costs Mount in UT Basketball Coaching Change
Buyouts for Rick Barnes and Shaka Smart could force the Longhorns to pay $2.5 million.
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Criminal Justice
Analysis: A Grand Jury With a Taste for Commentary
A grand jury in Travis County did a peculiar thing this week. It decided Wallace Hall had not broken the law, and then recommended removing him from the University of Texas System Board of Regents.
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Higher Education
UH to Pay $135,000 for McConaughey Speech
Call it the Houston Buyers Club: The University of Houston is paying $135,000 plus travel expenses to get Matthew McConaughey to speak at its spring commencement. The actor is donating the money to charity.
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Criminal Justice
Campus Carry Bill Headed to House
The Texas Senate has already passed a bill allowing handguns on college campuses. Now the House is poised to consider its own measure.
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Higher Education
Grand Jury Recommends UT Regent’s Removal
In an unusual, strongly worded report, a Travis County grand jury recommended this week that University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall be removed from office.
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Higher Education
Zachry Group to Donate $25 Million to Texas A&M Engineering
Zachry Group, a San Antonio-based construction and engineering firm, is donating $25 million to Texas A&M University’s engineering college, aiming to help the college’s plans to become the country’s largest engineering school.
