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class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/27/texas-tribune-festival-live/">Watch livestreams of the 2018 Texas Tribune Festival's featured events</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by The Texas Tribune</span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Thu, 27 Sep 2018 12:00:00 -0500" title="2018-09-27 12:00">Sept. 27, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Here's where you can find all the livestreams from the 2018 Texas Tribune Festival.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/27/texas-tribune-festival-live/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/26/Charles-schwertner-denies-sexual-harassment-text-/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TI-trS8CHrFStrkcyckoee3UEhc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e118cf30a3c8da93a75499cba7908f3b/West_Schwertner_Creighton_RZ_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/n-bHmIhhJ6Bstc7nhgKY1A066lM=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e118cf30a3c8da93a75499cba7908f3b/West_Schwertner_Creighton_RZ_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TI-trS8CHrFStrkcyckoee3UEhc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e118cf30a3c8da93a75499cba7908f3b/West_Schwertner_Creighton_RZ_TT.jpg 850w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TI-trS8CHrFStrkcyckoee3UEhc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e118cf30a3c8da93a75499cba7908f3b/West_Schwertner_Creighton_RZ_TT.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TI-trS8CHrFStrkcyckoee3UEhc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e118cf30a3c8da93a75499cba7908f3b/West_Schwertner_Creighton_RZ_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/n-bHmIhhJ6Bstc7nhgKY1A066lM=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e118cf30a3c8da93a75499cba7908f3b/West_Schwertner_Creighton_RZ_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/wQycVjeXZ-NpiP4b_FeVkZzErVE=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e118cf30a3c8da93a75499cba7908f3b/West_Schwertner_Creighton_RZ_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MgOxzCoo9BzqKdajKMAoWiYTwKs=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e118cf30a3c8da93a75499cba7908f3b/West_Schwertner_Creighton_RZ_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="grid_separator--s"></div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/26/Charles-schwertner-denies-sexual-harassment-text-/">Report: State Sen. Charles Schwertner retains lawyers, denies sending "any inappropriate texts as alleged"</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emma-platoff/">Emma Platoff</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:01:00 -0500" title="2018-09-26 14:01">Sept. 26, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Allegations that Schwertner had sexually harassed a University of Texas at Austin graduate student were first reported Tuesday evening by the Austin American-Statesman.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/26/Charles-schwertner-denies-sexual-harassment-text-/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/25/university-texas-sexual-misconduct-allegation-charles-schwertner/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9A2feeL92fL6t6U423Xz2S7G3Is=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5dd8a28dd246a95a64bfe0322e480fa8/X_BDD7390_SchwertnerTT.JPG"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/G2QbNkRkHX1fYRdll4UU48Bo14w=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5dd8a28dd246a95a64bfe0322e480fa8/X_BDD7390_SchwertnerTT.JPG 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9A2feeL92fL6t6U423Xz2S7G3Is=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5dd8a28dd246a95a64bfe0322e480fa8/X_BDD7390_SchwertnerTT.JPG 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/AJNTLgbA_BVFrCrpaZS3tL-pCL4=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5dd8a28dd246a95a64bfe0322e480fa8/X_BDD7390_SchwertnerTT.JPG 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7Mkmtmen3cjHBZj8oBy1TkPk7bM=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5dd8a28dd246a95a64bfe0322e480fa8/X_BDD7390_SchwertnerTT.JPG 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/wuW2zdAsz0aOlngOUJIs115FJpw=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5dd8a28dd246a95a64bfe0322e480fa8/X_BDD7390_SchwertnerTT.JPG" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9A2feeL92fL6t6U423Xz2S7G3Is=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5dd8a28dd246a95a64bfe0322e480fa8/X_BDD7390_SchwertnerTT.JPG" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9A2feeL92fL6t6U423Xz2S7G3Is=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5dd8a28dd246a95a64bfe0322e480fa8/X_BDD7390_SchwertnerTT.JPG 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/G2QbNkRkHX1fYRdll4UU48Bo14w=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5dd8a28dd246a95a64bfe0322e480fa8/X_BDD7390_SchwertnerTT.JPG 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/AJNTLgbA_BVFrCrpaZS3tL-pCL4=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5dd8a28dd246a95a64bfe0322e480fa8/X_BDD7390_SchwertnerTT.JPG 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7Mkmtmen3cjHBZj8oBy1TkPk7bM=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5dd8a28dd246a95a64bfe0322e480fa8/X_BDD7390_SchwertnerTT.JPG 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tirbune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/25/university-texas-sexual-misconduct-allegation-charles-schwertner/">Report: UT investigating sexual misconduct allegation levied against state Sen. Charles Schwertner</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:58:00 -0500" title="2018-09-25 18:58">Sept. 25, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>A spokesperson said Schwertner "categorically denies any knowledge of the accusations leveled against him" and added that the senator "is eager to cooperate with the University of Texas and hopes to make clear he played no part in the behavior described.”</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/25/university-texas-sexual-misconduct-allegation-charles-schwertner/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/10/ut-texas-m-smu-rise-rice-and-baylor-slip-us-news-rankings/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Y0wkfefdHuPmS4X6ixdIAqRw2ao=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/01/TxTrib_Campus_013.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xwdG0EiNX50SsdJ4gY5PhUkn7RE=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/01/TxTrib_Campus_013.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Y0wkfefdHuPmS4X6ixdIAqRw2ao=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/01/TxTrib_Campus_013.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ic3hCrEEvnv0wikVVg5uN0ddYig=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/01/TxTrib_Campus_013.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WFm9Nqsqme2k2sZ3D-ET4QVWVd4=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/01/TxTrib_Campus_013.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iqdC02y16YQgUuGTCFKrq85jT-Q=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/01/TxTrib_Campus_013.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Y0wkfefdHuPmS4X6ixdIAqRw2ao=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/01/TxTrib_Campus_013.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Y0wkfefdHuPmS4X6ixdIAqRw2ao=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/01/TxTrib_Campus_013.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xwdG0EiNX50SsdJ4gY5PhUkn7RE=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/01/TxTrib_Campus_013.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ic3hCrEEvnv0wikVVg5uN0ddYig=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/01/TxTrib_Campus_013.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WFm9Nqsqme2k2sZ3D-ET4QVWVd4=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/08/01/TxTrib_Campus_013.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Tamir Kalifa for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/10/ut-texas-m-smu-rise-rice-and-baylor-slip-us-news-rankings/">UT-Austin, A&M, SMU and UH rise; Rice and Baylor slip in U.S. News rankings</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-09-10 00:01">Sept. 10, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>There were few surprises for Texas schools in the 2019 rankings from U.S. News — a controversial but influential compilation of how higher education institutions in the country compare.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/10/ut-texas-m-smu-rise-rice-and-baylor-slip-us-news-rankings/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/10/robert-duncan-resigned-tensions-simmered-texas-tech-regents/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MW7DpQxeRxX_1SxfHRquqqGFLkw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/10/7C2A0717.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Em5dWkBA_d_YXYcLwD8Mne6HzLk=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/10/7C2A0717.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MW7DpQxeRxX_1SxfHRquqqGFLkw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/10/7C2A0717.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Zc8vuaPSZOZAn_95q0JkmJGSLMI=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/10/7C2A0717.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Qm6PkvVj0lsrz_IWSh77yk7tncg=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/10/7C2A0717.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0PACyOUOgKEFojpvA_uWvHfflG8=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/10/7C2A0717.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MW7DpQxeRxX_1SxfHRquqqGFLkw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/10/7C2A0717.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MW7DpQxeRxX_1SxfHRquqqGFLkw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/10/7C2A0717.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Em5dWkBA_d_YXYcLwD8Mne6HzLk=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/10/7C2A0717.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Zc8vuaPSZOZAn_95q0JkmJGSLMI=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/10/7C2A0717.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Qm6PkvVj0lsrz_IWSh77yk7tncg=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/05/10/7C2A0717.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/10/robert-duncan-resigned-tensions-simmered-texas-tech-regents/">Before Robert Duncan resigned, tensions simmered with Texas Tech regents for months</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-09-10 00:01">Sept. 10, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The departure of the popular Texas Tech System chancellor came as a surprise, but disagreements over system spending and ambitions had been percolating.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/10/robert-duncan-resigned-tensions-simmered-texas-tech-regents/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/27/james-milliken-officially-named-chancellor-university-texas-system/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lPjcTlWhRuv0Cfho81Cbe1ySbrE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/526ebbbb67e9cca5ea7764e7acfa3f44/James_Milliken_5_BD.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9zNuBZgATWZK0qquzIjSL-3AACw=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/526ebbbb67e9cca5ea7764e7acfa3f44/James_Milliken_5_BD.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lPjcTlWhRuv0Cfho81Cbe1ySbrE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/526ebbbb67e9cca5ea7764e7acfa3f44/James_Milliken_5_BD.jpg 850w, 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https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_EPAFhQ67EXt9k7ZH1tpK2TQigM=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/526ebbbb67e9cca5ea7764e7acfa3f44/James_Milliken_5_BD.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/P9Vf5kxxsnvqIj6DJt7MBt6w43E=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/526ebbbb67e9cca5ea7764e7acfa3f44/James_Milliken_5_BD.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/27/james-milliken-officially-named-chancellor-university-texas-system/">UT System regents officially name James Milliken next chancellor</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:36:00 -0500" title="2018-08-27 17:36">Updated: Aug. 27, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Milliken is a longtime higher education administrator who most recently headed the City University of New York.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/27/james-milliken-officially-named-chancellor-university-texas-system/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/22/tribcast-new-name-speakers-race-ouster-texas-tech/"> <noscript> <img 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https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-qIjojrWSdR41BK5FkI1rNFjLNs=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8327a47bc56d32bed5396fd37dca12f4/TribCast_8_22_18.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Xo6K1i04GYZGBOaNoi2rWZgACdU=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8327a47bc56d32bed5396fd37dca12f4/TribCast_8_22_18.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/22/tribcast-new-name-speakers-race-ouster-texas-tech/">TribCast: A new name in the speaker's race, an ouster at Texas Tech</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> and <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/michael-rey-de-leon/">Michael Rey de Leon</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 22 Aug 2018 16:14:00 -0500" title="2018-08-22 16:14">Aug. 22, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Dave about Travis Clardy's addition to the House Speaker's race, the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, Chancellor Robert Duncan's surprise ouster from the Texas Tech University System and the Tribune's latest coverage of families divided at the border.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/22/tribcast-new-name-speakers-race-ouster-texas-tech/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/21/james-milliken-next-ut-system-chancellor-will-arrive-battle-tested/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LxDQFb3eIgrBDWOcZfgAW2hacgY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/68908c4840eaf2218f474b21fad0dd0a/James_Milliken_Reuters_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6YW2UaIlHrkCpxTU5rVEHhj4s6M=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/68908c4840eaf2218f474b21fad0dd0a/James_Milliken_Reuters_TT.jpg 1250w, 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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DBAEAPvD_zvfTtv26gzmtL89YG4=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/68908c4840eaf2218f474b21fad0dd0a/James_Milliken_Reuters_TT.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LxDQFb3eIgrBDWOcZfgAW2hacgY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/68908c4840eaf2218f474b21fad0dd0a/James_Milliken_Reuters_TT.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LxDQFb3eIgrBDWOcZfgAW2hacgY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/68908c4840eaf2218f474b21fad0dd0a/James_Milliken_Reuters_TT.jpg 850w, 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<h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/21/james-milliken-next-ut-system-chancellor-will-arrive-battle-tested/">UT System pick for chancellor is new to Texas, but not to the challenges he'll face here</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-08-21 00:01">Aug. 21, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>James Milliken has dealt with declining state support, political skirmishes and the challenges of educating low-income students in his prior jobs in higher education.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/21/james-milliken-next-ut-system-chancellor-will-arrive-battle-tested/">Full Story <i class="fa 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<h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/20/texas-tech-system-names-tedd-mitchell-interim-chancellor/">Texas Tech System selects medical school president as its interim chancellor</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:38:00 -0500" title="2018-08-20 15:38">Aug. 20, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Tedd Mitchell will take over the job on Sept. 1, one day after the departure of current Chancellor Robert Duncan.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/20/texas-tech-system-names-tedd-mitchell-interim-chancellor/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block 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class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/20/texas-m-overhauls-its-title-ix-sexual-misconduct-policies/">Following backlash, Texas A&M overhauls its sexual misconduct policies</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:01:00 -0500" title="2018-08-20 13:01">Aug. 20, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The A&M System is banning relationships between undergraduate students and faculty or staff. Meanwhile, the flagship campus in College Station is implementing nearly a dozen changes to the student disciplinary process.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/20/texas-m-overhauls-its-title-ix-sexual-misconduct-policies/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/16/appeals-court-rejects-texas-campus-carry-lawsuit/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8cODgX4Kr-x8_ZXeBZGi0WXe05Y=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/11/18/GunFreeUT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" 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href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a> and <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emma-platoff/">Emma Platoff</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Fri, 17 Aug 2018 09:31:00 -0500" title="2018-08-17 09:31">Updated: Aug. 17, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>A three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a prior dismissal of a lawsuit filed by three professors at the University of Texas at Austin, which aimed to block the law and allow professors to prohibit firearms in their classrooms.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/16/appeals-court-rejects-texas-campus-carry-lawsuit/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 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class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/16/william-mcraven-ut-chancellor-trump-revoke-security-clearance/">In solidarity with ex-CIA director, William McRaven asks Trump to revoke his security clearance</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:51:00 -0500" title="2018-08-16 14:51">Aug. 16, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>In a strongly worded letter, McRaven, the former chancellor of the University of Texas System, asked President Donald Trump to revoke his security clearance so he could be included on "the list of men and women who have spoken up against your presidency."</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/16/william-mcraven-ut-chancellor-trump-revoke-security-clearance/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/16/vet-school-and-budgets-loom-over-robert-duncans-exit-texas-tech/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8YPolrut2RDwCE7Fz4oiVzJb_0o=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6fc8774f4ca3a1f7cead0715cee7f01e/Robert_Duncan_MKC_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" 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https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/j1qs2NY3GASrV9CU1URKKHl75bw=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6fc8774f4ca3a1f7cead0715cee7f01e/Robert_Duncan_MKC_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/16/vet-school-and-budgets-loom-over-robert-duncans-exit-texas-tech/">Vet school and budgets loom over well-liked chancellor's hasty exit from Texas Tech</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:09:00 -0500" title="2018-08-16 14:09">Aug. 16, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The surprise retirement of Robert Duncan from the Texas Tech University System has stirred lawmakers and renewed calls for a new veterinary school in West Texas.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/16/vet-school-and-budgets-loom-over-robert-duncans-exit-texas-tech/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/14/state-board-approves-new-medical-school-sam-houston-state-university/"> <noscript> <img 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class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Tue, 14 Aug 2018 13:04:00 -0500" title="2018-08-14 13:04">Aug. 14, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>University officials say they hope the school will increase the number of rural doctors, but some state leaders were skeptical.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/14/state-board-approves-new-medical-school-sam-houston-state-university/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a 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class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Mon, 13 Aug 2018 19:26:00 -0500" title="2018-08-13 19:26">Aug. 13, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>After four years as head of the Texas Tech University System, former state lawmaker Robert Duncan announced Monday that he would retire as chancellor effective Aug. 31.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/13/texas-tech-chancellor-robert-duncan-announces-retirement/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a 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grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/09/ut-regents-approve-revamp-longhorns-football-stadium/">UT regents approve $175 million upgrade to Longhorns' football stadium</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Thu, 9 Aug 2018 16:46:00 -0500" title="2018-08-09 16:46">Aug. 9, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The project, funded without tuition or taxpayer dollars, will add exclusive suites, clubs, new coaches' offices, loge boxes and seating to the south end zone of the Royal-Memorial football stadium, according to UT System documents.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/09/ut-regents-approve-revamp-longhorns-football-stadium/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/08/doubts-aside-sam-houston-state-pushes-new-medical-school/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mEutBtVrFCI93cFy5FeHGe7mI04=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa9a595c695480b01e1287e10c80d6d3/Sam_Houston_State_University.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" 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https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HGDlPDd5eFSZy498YeHKM5cIKEk=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa9a595c695480b01e1287e10c80d6d3/Sam_Houston_State_University.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Public domain</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/08/doubts-aside-sam-houston-state-pushes-new-medical-school/">Doubts aside, Sam Houston State pushes for a new medical school</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 8 Aug 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-08-08 00:01">Aug. 8, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The university says the school will give the state more rural doctors. Critics say it's unnecessary and too expensive. 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UT's chancellor oversees eight academic institutions and six health institutions.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/04/james-milliken-named-sole-finalist-ut-system-chancellor/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/25/rural-texas-medical-school/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mEutBtVrFCI93cFy5FeHGe7mI04=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa9a595c695480b01e1287e10c80d6d3/Sam_Houston_State_University.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uiGChjD0RUO-6Zj39Yy0xFJ5mow=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa9a595c695480b01e1287e10c80d6d3/Sam_Houston_State_University.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mEutBtVrFCI93cFy5FeHGe7mI04=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa9a595c695480b01e1287e10c80d6d3/Sam_Houston_State_University.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fQSt3WpP7PzeiNDZuB3sA5kim7Q=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa9a595c695480b01e1287e10c80d6d3/Sam_Houston_State_University.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HGDlPDd5eFSZy498YeHKM5cIKEk=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa9a595c695480b01e1287e10c80d6d3/Sam_Houston_State_University.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7sfsj6O6iS5a9rwh57ybJF5fe2k=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa9a595c695480b01e1287e10c80d6d3/Sam_Houston_State_University.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mEutBtVrFCI93cFy5FeHGe7mI04=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa9a595c695480b01e1287e10c80d6d3/Sam_Houston_State_University.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mEutBtVrFCI93cFy5FeHGe7mI04=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa9a595c695480b01e1287e10c80d6d3/Sam_Houston_State_University.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uiGChjD0RUO-6Zj39Yy0xFJ5mow=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa9a595c695480b01e1287e10c80d6d3/Sam_Houston_State_University.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fQSt3WpP7PzeiNDZuB3sA5kim7Q=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa9a595c695480b01e1287e10c80d6d3/Sam_Houston_State_University.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HGDlPDd5eFSZy498YeHKM5cIKEk=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa9a595c695480b01e1287e10c80d6d3/Sam_Houston_State_University.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Public domain</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/25/rural-texas-medical-school/">Rural Texas is struggling to keep doctors. One university wants to change that by opening a medical school.</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by Alexandra Hart, Texas Standard</span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 25 Jul 2018 19:55:00 -0500" title="2018-07-25 19:55">July 25, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Sam Houston State University argues that an osteopathic medical school is the prescription for what’s ailing underserved communities in Texas.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/25/rural-texas-medical-school/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/16/san-antonio-preschool-program-texas-voters-2020/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vXy0ycVW7UZIAnVB3PBFYIOYMzY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3926202600f5a5e15746e7a8591423de/SA_Pre-K_1_Bekah_McNeel_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ekbf6b3yowy9vEkhgaxmxxoukYw=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3926202600f5a5e15746e7a8591423de/SA_Pre-K_1_Bekah_McNeel_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vXy0ycVW7UZIAnVB3PBFYIOYMzY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3926202600f5a5e15746e7a8591423de/SA_Pre-K_1_Bekah_McNeel_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/cqzILQsIYVgLoimo0goNoVHOTvA=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3926202600f5a5e15746e7a8591423de/SA_Pre-K_1_Bekah_McNeel_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UzwMZlE8l5tQqkphWtZCs8U9L3k=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3926202600f5a5e15746e7a8591423de/SA_Pre-K_1_Bekah_McNeel_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GmI0oSngFKBj5yu9RBq0a5t1UzE=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3926202600f5a5e15746e7a8591423de/SA_Pre-K_1_Bekah_McNeel_TT.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vXy0ycVW7UZIAnVB3PBFYIOYMzY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3926202600f5a5e15746e7a8591423de/SA_Pre-K_1_Bekah_McNeel_TT.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vXy0ycVW7UZIAnVB3PBFYIOYMzY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3926202600f5a5e15746e7a8591423de/SA_Pre-K_1_Bekah_McNeel_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ekbf6b3yowy9vEkhgaxmxxoukYw=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3926202600f5a5e15746e7a8591423de/SA_Pre-K_1_Bekah_McNeel_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/cqzILQsIYVgLoimo0goNoVHOTvA=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3926202600f5a5e15746e7a8591423de/SA_Pre-K_1_Bekah_McNeel_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085804im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UzwMZlE8l5tQqkphWtZCs8U9L3k=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3926202600f5a5e15746e7a8591423de/SA_Pre-K_1_Bekah_McNeel_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Bekah McNeel for The Hechinger Report</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/16/san-antonio-preschool-program-texas-voters-2020/">Parents love San Antonio’s preschool program. But soon, voters could weigh in on its fate.</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by Bekah McNeel, The Hechinger Report</span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Mon, 16 Jul 2018 12:10:12 -0500" title="2018-07-16 12:10">July 16, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>While critics question whether a city-funded pre-K initiative is helping boost long-term educational outcomes, administrators and parents say there's no doubt about the quality of the education children receive at the program's four centers.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002085804/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/16/san-antonio-preschool-program-texas-voters-2020/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> </section> <ul class="paginate grid_row grid_separator"><li class="col"></li><div class="col col_omega grid_row"><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page"><span class="page--active">1</span></li><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page"><a href="?page=2">2</a></li><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page"><a href="?page=3">3</a></li><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page"><span>…</span></li><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page last"><a href="?page=91">91</a></li></div><li class="col paginate--next"><a href="?page=2" class="button button--teal">next  <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></li> </ul> </main> <aside class="col_adunit300x250"> <div class="site_ad--gray grid_separator"> <div class="site_ad--wrapper site_ad--promotion"> <h3 class="smallcaps--teal">Be a citizen,<br/>not a spectator.</h3> <p class="grid_separator">Support independent, fact-based journalism. 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