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Chancellor Requests Resignation Letters at Flagship Campus</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:14:52 -0500" title="2015-04-16 16:14"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/sharp-requests-resignations-all-m-vice-presidents/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas A&M System Chancellor John Sharp has asked all vice presidents at the system's flagship College Station campus to submit letters of resignation prior to the arrival of the school's new president. <br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/sharp-requests-resignations-all-m-vice-presidents/"> <i 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class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/video-a-conversation-with-seliger-and-zerwas/">Video: A Conversation With Seliger and Zerwas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 09:51:14 -0500" title="2015-04-16 09:51"> April 16, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Full video of my 4/16 conversation with state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/kel-seliger/">Kel Seliger</a>, R-Amarillo, and state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-zerwas/">John Zerwas</a>, R-Richmond — the chairmen, respectively, of the Senate and House Higher Education committees.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/video-a-conversation-with-seliger-and-zerwas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: Early Education Bill Passes House</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-16 06:00"> April 16, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: A key early education bill passes the Texas House, rethinking the role of school librarian </span><span>and an interview with <span>Christopher McCarthy, an </span><span>educational psychology </span><span>professor at the University of Texas at Austin.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/parent-trigger-school-bill-clears-texas-senate/"> <img 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href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/parent-trigger-school-bill-clears-texas-senate/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>If a public school isn't getting the job done, parents would have greater power to demand changes under legislation passed by the Texas Senate on Wednesday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/parent-trigger-school-bill-clears-texas-senate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/video-a-conversation-with-seliger-and-zerwas/">Video: A Conversation With Seliger and Zerwas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 09:51:14 -0500" title="2015-04-16 09:51"> April 16, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/video-a-conversation-with-seliger-and-zerwas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/_BDB8542three_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/_BDB8542three_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Full video of my 4/16 conversation with state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/kel-seliger/">Kel Seliger</a>, R-Amarillo, and state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-zerwas/">John Zerwas</a>, R-Richmond — the chairmen, respectively, of the Senate and House Higher Education committees.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/video-a-conversation-with-seliger-and-zerwas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: Early Education Bill Passes House</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-16 06:00"> April 16, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: A key early education bill passes the Texas House, rethinking the role of school librarian </span><span>and an interview with <span>Christopher McCarthy, an </span><span>educational psychology </span><span>professor at the University of Texas at Austin.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/parent-trigger-school-bill-clears-texas-senate/">"Parent Trigger" School Bill Clears Texas Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:10:58 -0500" title="2015-04-15 17:10"> April 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/parent-trigger-school-bill-clears-texas-senate/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/parent-trigger-school-bill-clears-texas-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seats_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seats_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>If a public school isn't getting the job done, parents would have greater power to demand changes under legislation passed by the Texas Senate on Wednesday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/parent-trigger-school-bill-clears-texas-senate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/public-ed/explore/">Texas Tribune Public Schools Explorer</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by Noah Seger </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-07-17 06:00"> July 17, 2012 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/public-ed/explore/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EduApp2_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EduApp2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/universities-plea-help-hazlewood/">Universities Plead for Help With Hazlewood</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:08:48 -0500" title="2015-04-15 17:08"> April 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/universities-plea-help-hazlewood/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/universities-plea-help-hazlewood/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/27/SoldiersFtHood_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/27/SoldiersFtHood_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spc. Karen Kozub</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>School officials say the cost of providing free tuition for veterans and their dependents is growing at an unsustainable pace. Lawmakers in the House are considering tweaks to the law. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/universities-plea-help-hazlewood/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/school-finance-plan-gets-house-hearing/">School Finance Plan Praised in Capitol Hearing</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Apr 2015 06:31:10 -0500" title="2015-04-15 06:31"> April 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/school-finance-plan-gets-house-hearing/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/school-finance-plan-gets-house-hearing/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/HS055Aycock_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="House Public Education Committee chair Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, on the floor during House Bill 1 debate March 31, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/HS055Aycock_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Public Education Committee chair Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, on the floor during House Bill 1 debate March 31, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Public Education Committee chair Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, on the floor during House Bill 1 debate March 31, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A plan to overhaul the state’s public education funding system from a top House lawmaker received largely favorable reviews from school districts during a marathon legislative hearing that ended late Tuesday night.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/school-finance-plan-gets-house-hearing/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/ut-must-tussle-outsiders-strong-and-smart-trademar/">UT Must Tussle With Outsiders for Strong and Smart Trademarks</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-15 06:00"> April 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/ut-must-tussle-outsiders-strong-and-smart-trademar/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/ut-must-tussle-outsiders-strong-and-smart-trademar/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Smart_and_Strong_TTcrop_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="New UT-Austin basketball coach Shaka Smart (left) and UT football coach Charlie Strong."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Smart_and_Strong_TTcrop_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="New UT-Austin basketball coach Shaka Smart (left) and UT football coach Charlie Strong." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Rickster2/Texas Longhorns</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">New UT-Austin basketball coach Shaka Smart (left) and UT football coach Charlie Strong.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The University of Texas at Austin filed for five trademarks related to the hiring of basketball coach Shaka Smart this month. But an alumnus, his neighbor and a Louisiana company beat it to the punch on three others. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/ut-must-tussle-outsiders-strong-and-smart-trademar/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/house-senate-budget-comparison/">A Look at How House, Senate Budgets Compare</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-14 06:00"> April 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/house-senate-budget-comparison/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/house-senate-budget-comparison/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/13/house-senatebudget_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/13/house-senatebudget_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Emily Albracht and Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>As the House and Senate prepare to hash out a compromise on the state budget, their members will have plenty of issues to resolve. <span>Here’s a look at how the two budget proposals compare, with details on some areas where the plans diverge.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/house-senate-budget-comparison/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 hide-for-medium-down mid_rail"> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/video-fight-decriminalize-truancy-texas/">Video: The Fight to Decriminalize Truancy</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Allison Sandza and Blair Waltman-Alexin, KLRU-TV </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-08 06:00"> April 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/video-fight-decriminalize-truancy-texas/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/video-fight-decriminalize-truancy-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/KLRU_TRUANCY_PART_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/KLRU_TRUANCY_PART_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: KLRU-TV</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p class="p1">In Texas, children who miss a certain number of school days can be sent to truancy court, where they could face a Class C misdemeanor punishable by up to $500. Advocates are pushing to make truancy a civil, rather than criminal, offense. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/video-fight-decriminalize-truancy-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/aycock-presents-details-school-finance-plan/">Aycock: School Finance Plan is "First Best Attempt"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 17:14:48 -0500" title="2015-04-07 17:14"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/aycock-presents-details-school-finance-plan/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/aycock-presents-details-school-finance-plan/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/HS055Aycock_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="House Public Education Committee chair Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, on the floor during House Bill 1 debate March 31, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/HS055Aycock_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Public Education Committee chair Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, on the floor during House Bill 1 debate March 31, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Public Education Committee chair Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, on the floor during House Bill 1 debate March 31, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Most Texas school districts would see increased funding under proposed changes to the state's public education funding system, House Public Education Chairman <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jimmie-don-aycock/">Jimmie Don Aycock</a>, R-Killeen, said Tuesday.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/aycock-presents-details-school-finance-plan/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/">Asked About In-State Tuition Law, Perry Defers to Legislators</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 15:26:03 -0500" title="2015-04-07 15:26"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/05/Rick_Perry_WaPo_Interview_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/05/Rick_Perry_WaPo_Interview_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Washington Post</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> 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.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/ut-regents-call-meeting-discuss-new-wallace-hall-r/">UT Regents Call Special Meeting on New Wallace Hall Requests</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Apr 2015 11:10:38 -0500" title="2015-04-06 11:10"> April 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/ut-regents-call-meeting-discuss-new-wallace-hall-r/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/ut-regents-call-meeting-discuss-new-wallace-hall-r/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/19/BDA_3552_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Regent Wallace Hall, Jr. at a regular meeting of the University of Texas Board of Regents in Ashbell Smith Hall in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/19/BDA_3552_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Regent Wallace Hall, Jr. at a regular meeting of the University of Texas Board of Regents in Ashbell Smith Hall in Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Regent Wallace Hall, Jr. at a regular meeting of the University of Texas Board of Regents in Ashbell Smith Hall in Austin.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The meeting comes after UT System Regent Wallace Hall asked to visit with one of the investigators from Kroll Associates, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/ut-system-releases-admissions-report/">which found</a><span> that UT-Austin President Bill Powers h</span><span>elped secure admittance for some students over the objections of the admissions office.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/ut-regents-call-meeting-discuss-new-wallace-hall-r/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/how-football-school-ut-landed-shaka-smart/">How a Football School Like UT Landed Smart</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Matt Bonesteel, The Washington Post </li><li><time datetime="Sun, 5 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-05 06:00"> April 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/how-football-school-ut-landed-shaka-smart/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/how-football-school-ut-landed-shaka-smart/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Shaka_and_Tower_MoneyTT_g6ZfFTz_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="New UT basketball coach Shaka Smart."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Shaka_and_Tower_MoneyTT_g6ZfFTz_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="New UT basketball coach Shaka Smart." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Rickster2/T. Wiseman / A. Miscoe / Bill Oriani</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">New UT basketball coach Shaka Smart.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>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 </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2014/01/30/university-of-texas-longhorns-athletics-revenue-expenses/5062161/">that actually makes money</a><span> off its athletic programs. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/how-football-school-ut-landed-shaka-smart/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/buyouts-shaka-smart-rick-barnes-add-longhorns/">Sticker Shaka: Costs Mount in UT Basketball Coaching Change</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 06:16:18 -0500" title="2015-04-03 06:16"> April 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/buyouts-shaka-smart-rick-barnes-add-longhorns/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/buyouts-shaka-smart-rick-barnes-add-longhorns/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Shaka_and_Tower_MoneyTT_g6ZfFTz_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="New UT basketball coach Shaka Smart."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Shaka_and_Tower_MoneyTT_g6ZfFTz_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="New UT basketball coach Shaka Smart." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Rickster2/T. Wiseman / A. Miscoe / Bill Oriani</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">New UT basketball coach Shaka Smart.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Buyouts for Rick Barnes and Shaka Smart could force the Longhorns to pay $2.5 million.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/buyouts-shaka-smart-rick-barnes-add-longhorns/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/universities-plea-help-hazlewood/">Universities Plead for Help With Hazlewood</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/school-finance-plan-gets-house-hearing/">School Finance Plan Praised in Capitol Hearing</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/ut-must-tussle-outsiders-strong-and-smart-trademar/">UT Must Tussle With Outsiders for Strong and Smart Trademarks</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/house-senate-budget-comparison/">A Look at How House, Senate Budgets Compare</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/house-approves-heart-exams-high-school-athletes/">House Approves Heart Exams for High School Athletes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/senate-plan-private-school-scholarships-takes-shap/">Senate Shapes Plan for Private Scholarships</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/universities-try-again-campus-construction-funding/">Universities Try Again on Construction Funding</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/ut-regents-approve-halls-request-admissions-review/">UT Regents Will Let Wallace Hall Review More Documents</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/house-tentatively-approves-authorization-bonds-cam/">House Tentatively OKs Campus Construction Bond Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/committees-moving-bills-limit-tuition-increases/">Committees Moving on Bills to Limit Tuition Increases</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/video-fight-decriminalize-truancy-texas/">Video: The Fight to Decriminalize Truancy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/aycock-presents-details-school-finance-plan/">Aycock: School Finance Plan is "First Best Attempt"</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/">Asked About In-State Tuition Law, Perry Defers to Legislators</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/ut-regents-call-meeting-discuss-new-wallace-hall-r/">UT Regents Call Special Meeting on New Wallace Hall Requests</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/how-football-school-ut-landed-shaka-smart/">How a Football School Like UT Landed Smart</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/buyouts-shaka-smart-rick-barnes-add-longhorns/">Sticker Shaka: Costs Mount in UT Basketball Coaching Change</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class=" cell w-4 hide-for-medium-down"> <p class="section_disclosure"> The Houston Endowment Inc., the Lumina Foundation, and the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/support-us/donors-and-members/">have supported</a> higher education coverage at The Texas Tribune. 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href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/house-approves-heart-exams-high-school-athletes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/senate-plan-private-school-scholarships-takes-shap/">Senate Shapes Plan for Private Scholarships</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:44:00 -0500" title="2015-04-10 17:44"> April 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/senate-plan-private-school-scholarships-takes-shap/comments/"><span class="value">45</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/senate-plan-private-school-scholarships-takes-shap/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/25/PatrickDanSB8cms_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick listens to debate on SB 8 franchise tax reform measure during Senate action March 25, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/25/PatrickDanSB8cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick listens to debate on SB 8 franchise tax reform measure during Senate action March 25, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick listens to debate on SB 8 franchise tax reform measure during Senate action March 25, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In its quest for school choice legislation, the Senate is backing away from traditional vouchers and heading toward a plan that would use donations to fund scholarships for low-income students trying to get out of weak schools. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/senate-plan-private-school-scholarships-takes-shap/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/universities-try-again-campus-construction-funding/">Universities Try Again on Construction Funding</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-10 06:00"> April 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/universities-try-again-campus-construction-funding/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/universities-try-again-campus-construction-funding/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-HigherEd003_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="University of Texas at Austin students pass by the Main Building on their way to and from classes."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-HigherEd003_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="University of Texas at Austin students pass by the Main Building on their way to and from classes." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">University of Texas at Austin students pass by the Main Building on their way to and from classes.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In 2013, billions of dollars in bonds to pay for new campus buildings slipped through the grasp of state universities and colleges in the session's closing moments. Another bond package is now moving through the chambers, and university leaders hope not to repeat that fate.  </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/universities-try-again-campus-construction-funding/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/ut-regents-approve-halls-request-admissions-review/">UT Regents Will Let Wallace Hall Review More Documents</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Apr 2015 16:37:06 -0500" title="2015-04-08 16:37"> April 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/ut-regents-approve-halls-request-admissions-review/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/ut-regents-approve-halls-request-admissions-review/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-005_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="UT Regent Wallace Hall on April 28, 2014. Lawmakers admonished and censured Hall, who was waging a personal investigation into lawmaker influence in the UT-Austin admissions process."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT Regent Wallace Hall on April 28, 2014. Lawmakers admonished and censured Hall, who was waging a personal investigation into lawmaker influence in the UT-Austin admissions process." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Charlie Pearce</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT Regent Wallace Hall on April 28, 2014. Lawmakers admonished and censured Hall, who was waging a personal investigation into lawmaker influence in the UT-Austin admissions process.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The University of Texas System Board of Regents will allow member Wallace Hall to see some data and documents compiled during an outside investigation into outside influence on UT-Austin admissions. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/ut-regents-approve-halls-request-admissions-review/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/house-tentatively-approves-authorization-bonds-cam/">House Tentatively OKs Campus Construction Bond Plan</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Apr 2015 13:38:01 -0500" title="2015-04-08 13:38"> April 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/house-tentatively-approves-authorization-bonds-cam/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/house-tentatively-approves-authorization-bonds-cam/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ZerwasCMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton, talks with a colleague after he was named an HB1 budget conferee on May 6, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ZerwasCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton, talks with a colleague after he was named an HB1 budget conferee on May 6, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton, talks with a colleague after he was named an HB1 budget conferee on May 6, 2011.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas House on Wednesday tentatively approved a package of bonds worth $3.1 billion to support construction on college campuses. Legislators haven't authorized such spending in a decade. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/house-tentatively-approves-authorization-bonds-cam/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/committees-moving-bills-limit-tuition-increases/">Committees Moving on Bills to Limit Tuition Increases</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a> and <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Apr 2015 11:42:47 -0500" title="2015-04-08 11:42"> April 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/committees-moving-bills-limit-tuition-increases/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417080955/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/committees-moving-bills-limit-tuition-increases/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/University_Tuition_Money_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150417080955/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/University_Tuition_Money_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A Senate committee has approved a bill that would limit tuition increases to the rate of inflation unless universities meet "performance measures." 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