Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott on Tuesday reaffirmed the watchdog role of the Public Integrity Unit while also defending his agency’s investigation of a Houston voter registration group in 2010.
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Abbott Lays Out Full Higher Ed Plan
UPDATED: Implementing outcomes-based funding for universities and requiring public institutions to give college credit for scores of 3 or higher on AP exams were among the higher ed proposals laid out by Greg Abbott on Tuesday.
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The Brief: Sept. 2, 2014
Greg Abbott, the Republican nominee for governor, will spend his first day on the campaign trail after Labor Day unveiling a proposal to make it easier for students to get college credit for taking certain types of online courses.
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UT-Austin: Mission Accomplished for $3 Billion Campaign
University of Texas at Austin officials are claiming victory after an eight-year capital campaign, which ended Aug. 31, raised more than its $3 billion goal.
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For Community Colleges, a Chance to Grant More Four-Year Degrees
Ahead of the 2015 legislative session, momentum seems to be building for more chances to earn four-year degrees at community colleges in Texas.
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The Brief: Aug. 27, 2014
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis released her full 2013 tax return on Tuesday, changing course after previously not allowing the document to be shared or published in full.
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Davis Calls for Expanded Technical Job Training
Saying she wants to expand Texas high schoolers’ access to technical job training programs, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis on Tuesday announced a plan to create a Career-Technical Coordinating Board.
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McRaven Named Next UT System Chancellor
It’s official: Admiral William H. McRaven, the head of the U.S. Special Operations Command, is the next chancellor of the University of Texas System. His annual salary? $1.2 million.
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UT System Regents Consider Campus Budget Relief
The UT System Board of Regents will spend the next two days hammering out the details on several key initiatives — including how to keep tuition flat and find a new president for the flagship university.
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Regents “Strongly Disagree” With Moody’s Report
UPDATED: Two members of the UT System Board of Regents on Tuesday said they were “disappointed” with a Moody’s Investors Service analysis that determined recent conflicts within the system were “credit negative.”
