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<h1> <span><a class="plain" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/">Tribpedia</a>:</span> <a class="plain" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/wallace-hall/">Wallace Hall</a> </h1> </header> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2" class="page">2</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <article> <div class="cell w-12 content"> <p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/university-of-texas-system/">University of Texas System</a> Regent <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://www.utsystem.edu/board-of-regents/current-regents/wallace-l-hall-jr">Wallace L. Hall, Jr.</a> was appointed by Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/https://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> to a six-year term on the board of regents in February 2011. Since that time, Hall, a businessman, investor and University of Texas at Austin alumnus, has been at the center of ongoing controversy, with the system’s flagship university, its president, many of its ...</p></p> <a class="permalink" href="about/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Read More</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/ut-regent-hall-denied-access-student-records-again/">Hall Denied Access to Student Records — Again</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 14 May 2015 17:34:26 -0500" title="2015-05-14 17:34"> May 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/ut-regent-hall-denied-access-student-records-again/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/ut-regent-hall-denied-access-student-records-again/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/19/UTBOR_Hall237_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Regent Wallace L. Hall, Jr. of the University of Texas System at the regular meeting of the Board on May 15, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/19/UTBOR_Hall237_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Regent Wallace L. Hall, Jr. of the University of Texas System at the regular meeting of the Board on May 15, 2014" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Regent Wallace L. Hall, Jr. of the University of Texas System at the regular meeting of the Board on May 15, 2014</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Even after an attorney general's ruling in his favor, Regent Wallace Hall was told that he can't see confidential student information related to admissions. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/ut-regent-hall-denied-access-student-records-again/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/paxton-ut-cant-block-regents-requests-information/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/04/_BDA0247CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="UT Regent Wallace Hall speaks at a Texas Tribune event on Sept. 4, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/04/_BDA0247CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT Regent Wallace Hall speaks at a Texas Tribune event on Sept. 4, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT Regent Wallace Hall speaks at a Texas Tribune event on Sept. 4, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/paxton-ut-cant-block-regents-requests-information/">Paxton: UT Can't Block Regents' Requests for Information</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 12 May 2015 16:47:06 -0500" title="2015-05-12 16:47"> May 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/paxton-ut-cant-block-regents-requests-information/comments/"><span class="value">23</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday boosted University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall's efforts to dig into admissions at UT-Austin by siding with Hall in a dispute over whether regents can have access to confidential student records.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/paxton-ut-cant-block-regents-requests-information/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/VDP-MV-Split_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/VDP-MV-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/">The Brief: Gloves Come Off in Race for San Antonio Mayor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 5 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-05 05:59"> May 5, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Early voting in the San Antonio mayoral election wraps up today ahead of Election Day on Saturday. And the gloves have come off in the increasingly rough-and-tumble election.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/he-leaves-office-ut-president-powers-embraces-refo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/18/SelectComm754CMS_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="UT-Austin President Bill Powers is shown at a hearing of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations on Dec. 18, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/18/SelectComm754CMS_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT-Austin President Bill Powers is shown at a hearing of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations on Dec. 18, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT-Austin President Bill Powers is shown at a hearing of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations on Dec. 18, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/he-leaves-office-ut-president-powers-embraces-refo/">UT's Powers Touts Gains, Has No Regrets</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-01 06:00"> May 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/he-leaves-office-ut-president-powers-embraces-refo/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Outgoing UT-Austin President Bill Powers said this week that he felt he always acted in the best interest of the school and is proud of the reforms he helped implement. He also defended his actions related to university admissions, though critics say the issue has been an embarrassment to the university.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/he-leaves-office-ut-president-powers-embraces-refo/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/supporters-regents-bills-hope-new-fate-under-abbot/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/09/UTRegents061TT_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Members listen to committee reports at the Board of Regents meeting for The University of Texas System on Feb. 14, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/09/UTRegents061TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Members listen to committee reports at the Board of Regents meeting for The University of Texas System on Feb. 14, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Members listen to committee reports at the Board of Regents meeting for The University of Texas System on Feb. 14, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/supporters-regents-bills-hope-new-fate-under-abbot/">To What Degree Should Regents Get Involved?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-23 06:00"> April 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/supporters-regents-bills-hope-new-fate-under-abbot/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Texas law isn't specific about how Texas public university system regents should do their jobs. So regents are largely left to interpret their roles themselves. With some taking a more hands-on approach, a growing circle of people has debated whether there should be more clarification on what regents can do.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/supporters-regents-bills-hope-new-fate-under-abbot/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9736_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9736_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/brief/">The Brief: Legislative Action on Corruption, Ethics Draws Critics</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-21 05:59"> April 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/brief/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The House gave the OK on Monday to legislation overhauling the way public corruption cases are handled in the state, but not before criticism that the new mechanism creates "a new protected class" of elected officials.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HighSpeed-Train_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HighSpeed-Train_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/brief/">The Brief: New Bill Would Target Bullet Train Land Acquisition</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-09 05:59"> April 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/brief/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Republicans leery of granting more eminent domain authority acted to fast-track to nowhere a proposed high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/ut-regents-approve-halls-request-admissions-review/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-005_jpg_312x176_crop_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/20150630184717/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> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/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/20150630184717/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/20150630184717/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="summary"> <p>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>A majority of the regents voted against their controversial colleague, but board policy only requires that two regents sign off. </span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/ut-regents-approve-halls-request-admissions-review/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/UP9A6057_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Dreamer Jesus Trevino, waits his turn to testify during the Senate committee hearing on April 6th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/UP9A6057_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dreamer Jesus Trevino, waits his turn to testify during the Senate committee hearing on April 6th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dreamer Jesus Trevino, waits his turn to testify during the Senate committee hearing on April 6th, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/brief/">The Brief: Dream Act Supporters Talk Past Midnight</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-07 05:59"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A Senate subcommittee hearing legislation that would repeal the state's 2001 law offering in-state tuition to certain undocumented Texas high school graduates lasted well past the midnight hour as dozens of witnesses testified against the bill.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/ut-regents-call-meeting-discuss-new-wallace-hall-r/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/19/BDA_3552_jpg_312x176_crop_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/20150630184717/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> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/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/20150630184717/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/20150630184717/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="summary"> <p><span>The meeting comes after Hall asked to visit with one of the investigators from Kroll Associates, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/ut-system-releases-admissions-report/">which found</a><span> that Powers h</span><span>elped secure college admittance for some students over the objections of the admissions office.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/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> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/04/playlist-hog-heaven/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/04/Playlist_April_4TT_Oge3XTH_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/04/Playlist_April_4TT_Oge3XTH_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by John Jordan</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/04/playlist-hog-heaven/">The Playlist: Hog Heaven</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 4 Apr 2015 19:51:08 -0500" title="2015-04-04 19:51"> April 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/04/playlist-hog-heaven/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>After a marathon 17-plus hour debate that started just after noon last Tuesday, the House finally gave its preliminary </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/final-version-budget-story/">nod to its version of the state budget</a><span>, so we start this week's playlist </span><span>of the week’ news with “For the Love of Money” by </span><strong>The O’Jays</strong><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/04/playlist-hog-heaven/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/analysis-grand-jury-taste-commentary/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/04/_BDA0247CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="UT Regent Wallace Hall speaks at a Texas Tribune event on Sept. 4, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/04/_BDA0247CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT Regent Wallace Hall speaks at a Texas Tribune event on Sept. 4, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT Regent Wallace Hall speaks at a Texas Tribune event on Sept. 4, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/analysis-grand-jury-taste-commentary/">Analysis: A Grand Jury With a Taste for Commentary</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-02 06:00"> April 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/analysis-grand-jury-taste-commentary/comments/"><span class="value">23</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A grand jury in Travis County did a peculiar thing this week. It decided Wallace Hall had not broken the law, and then recommended removing him from the University of Texas System Board of Regents. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/analysis-grand-jury-taste-commentary/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/010709_hammon_bill_2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Bill Hammond is the CEO of the Texas Association of Business."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/010709_hammon_bill_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Bill Hammond is the CEO of the Texas Association of Business." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Bill Hammond is the CEO of the Texas Association of Business.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/brief/">The Brief: Blowback From Indiana Religious Freedom Law Felt in Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-02 05:59"> April 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/brief/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The blowback experienced by Indiana over its religious freedom law has <span>Texas' largest business organization</span> worried about efforts this session to update this state's law on the subject.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/budget-wallace-hall-and-abbotts-strike-force/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/01/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/01/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/budget-wallace-hall-and-abbotts-strike-force/">Budget Bromance, Wallace Hall and Abbott's Strike Force</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> and <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Apr 2015 16:03:44 -0500" title="2015-04-01 16:03"> April 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/budget-wallace-hall-and-abbotts-strike-force/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Matthew about the abstinence fight in the House's overnight budget debate, a grand jury's opinions on UT Regent Wallace Hall and whether the state's health commissioner will keep his job. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/budget-wallace-hall-and-abbotts-strike-force/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/grand-jury-rules-wallace-hall/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-005_jpg_312x176_crop_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/20150630184717/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> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/grand-jury-rules-wallace-hall/">Grand Jury Recommends UT Regent's Removal</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a> and <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:22:56 -0500" title="2015-03-31 10:22"> March 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/grand-jury-rules-wallace-hall/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In an unusual, strongly worded report, </span>a Travis County grand jury recommended this week that University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall be removed from office. </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/grand-jury-rules-wallace-hall/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/bill-restricting-regents-authority-passes-committe/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seliger1CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, pauses during a discussion on redistricting on the Senate floor May 19, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seliger1CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, pauses during a discussion on redistricting on the Senate floor May 19, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, pauses during a discussion on redistricting on the Senate floor May 19, 2011.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/bill-restricting-regents-authority-passes-committe/">Committee Approves Bill Restricting Regents' Authority</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Bobby Blanchard </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 11:04:44 -0500" title="2015-03-18 11:04"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/bill-restricting-regents-authority-passes-committe/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A bill that reins in the power of university regents was approved by a Texas Senate committee Wednesday morning. A similar piece of legislation was vetoed last session.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/bill-restricting-regents-authority-passes-committe/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/15/playlist-falling-grace/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/15/Playlist_Feb_15_copy_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/15/Playlist_Feb_15_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by John Jordan</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/15/playlist-falling-grace/">The Playlist: Falling Grace</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 15 Feb 2015 17:37:08 -0600" title="2015-02-15 17:37"> Feb. 15, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p dir="ltr"><span>This week, journalism lost two who were among its best: longtime CBS News correspondent </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-correspondent-bob-simon-1941-2015/">Bob Simon</a><span> and </span><em>New York Times</em><span> media columnist </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/business/media/david-carr-media-equation-columnist-for-the-times-is-dead-at-58.html?_r=0">David Carr</a>. This playlist is dedicated to them.<span><br/></span></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/15/playlist-falling-grace/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/13/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/19/UTBOR_Hall237_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Regent Wallace L. Hall, Jr. of the University of Texas System at the regular meeting of the Board on May 15, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/19/UTBOR_Hall237_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Regent Wallace L. Hall, Jr. of the University of Texas System at the regular meeting of the Board on May 15, 2014" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Regent Wallace L. Hall, Jr. of the University of Texas System at the regular meeting of the Board on May 15, 2014</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/13/brief/">The Brief: UT Admissions Report, How Big a Deal Was It?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Feb 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-02-13 05:59"> Feb. 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/13/brief/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Kroll report, which looked into the admissions process at UT-Austin and whether some well-connected people had too much influence on that process, surfaced on Thursday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/13/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/analysis-shooting-messenger-ignoring-message/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/14/BDB_8708_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="University of Texas Regent Wallace Hall talks with colleague Gene Powell during a break at a regents' meeting on May 14, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/14/BDB_8708_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="University of Texas Regent Wallace Hall talks with colleague Gene Powell during a break at a regents' meeting on May 14, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">University of Texas Regent Wallace Hall talks with colleague Gene Powell during a break at a regents' meeting on May 14, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/analysis-shooting-messenger-ignoring-message/">Analysis: Shooting the Messenger, Ignoring the Message</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:37:50 -0600" title="2015-02-12 17:37"> Feb. 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/analysis-shooting-messenger-ignoring-message/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Admissions at the University of Texas at Austin are doled out according to qualifications almost all of the time. But that "almost" hides a problem originally pointed out by a nettlesome regent: Sometimes, the bigwigs tilt the scales.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/analysis-shooting-messenger-ignoring-message/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/ut-system-releases-admissions-report/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/UP9A1662_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="UT President Bill Powers speaks during a UT Board of Regents meeting on July 10th, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/UP9A1662_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT President Bill Powers speaks during a UT Board of Regents meeting on July 10th, 2014" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT President Bill Powers speaks during a UT Board of Regents meeting on July 10th, 2014</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/ut-system-releases-admissions-report/">Report: Powers Overruled UT Admissions Office</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Bobby Blanchard and <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:11:36 -0600" title="2015-02-12 15:11"> Feb. 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/ut-system-releases-admissions-report/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers has helped secure college admittance for students over the objections of the admissions office, according to an external review of lawmaker and regent influence at the flagship campus. UT System Chancellor Bill McRaven says he's read the full report and will take no disciplinary action against Powers. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/ut-system-releases-admissions-report/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_20"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/12/bill-restricting-regents-authority-re-emerges/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seliger-Triblive-Close_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, at Triblive on Dec. 6, 2012."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seliger-Triblive-Close_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, at Triblive on Dec. 6, 2012." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, at Triblive on Dec. 6, 2012.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/12/bill-restricting-regents-authority-re-emerges/">Bill Restricting Regents' Authority Re-emerges</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Bobby Blanchard </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:44:59 -0600" title="2014-11-12 14:44"> Nov. 12, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/12/bill-restricting-regents-authority-re-emerges/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p class="p1"><span>The ongoing tension between Texas legislators and the University of Texas System Board of Regents looks likely to bleed into the 2015 legislative session.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/12/bill-restricting-regents-authority-re-emerges/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_21"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/20/straus-tribfest/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/20/TribFest_Straus203_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="House Speaker Joe Straus is shown on Sept. 20, 2014, during an interview at The Texas Tribune Festival."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/20/TribFest_Straus203_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Speaker Joe Straus is shown on Sept. 20, 2014, during an interview at The Texas Tribune Festival." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Speaker Joe Straus is shown on Sept. 20, 2014, during an interview at The Texas Tribune Festival.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/20/straus-tribfest/">Straus Says He's "Awfully Sick" of UT Regents Drama</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 20 Sep 2014 10:59:05 -0500" title="2014-09-20 10:59"> Sept. 20, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/20/straus-tribfest/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Speaking at the University of Texas at Austin on Saturday, House Speaker <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/">Joe Straus</a> said he's "awfully sick" of the drama between regents and legislators that is making it the "only campus in the state of Texas that gets this much attention." </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/20/straus-tribfest/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/16/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/11/UTRegents174CMS_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Chairman Gene Powell gavels in the meeting April 10, 2013 where the UT Board of Regents voted to turn over records to lawmakers regarding the Law School Foundation."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/11/UTRegents174CMS_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Chairman Gene Powell gavels in the meeting April 10, 2013 where the UT Board of Regents voted to turn over records to lawmakers regarding the Law School Foundation." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Chairman Gene Powell gavels in the meeting April 10, 2013 where the UT Board of Regents voted to turn over records to lawmakers regarding the Law School Foundation.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/16/brief/">The Brief: UT Regents Shut Door on Lawmaker Involvement in Probe</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 16 Sep 2014 05:59:00 -0500" title="2014-09-16 05:59"> Sept. 16, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/16/brief/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>University of Texas System regents moved quickly Monday to keep two lawmakers from sitting in on interviews conducted by an external investigator into admissions procedures at the system's flagship Austin campus.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/16/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_23"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/15/ut-board-rejects-lawmakers-plan/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/08/29/Foster-3_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Regent Paul Foster at the University of Texas System Board of Regents meeting Aug. 22, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/08/29/Foster-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Regent Paul Foster at the University of Texas System Board of Regents meeting Aug. 22, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Regent Paul Foster at the University of Texas System Board of Regents meeting Aug. 22, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/15/ut-board-rejects-lawmakers-plan/">UT Board: Lawmakers May Not Observe Investigation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:22:36 -0500" title="2014-09-15 18:22"> Sept. 15, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/15/ut-board-rejects-lawmakers-plan/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>At a special meeting of the University of Texas System regents on Monday, the board unanimously voted to keep lawmakers out of the room during interviews for an investigation into alleged political influence in admissions at the University of Texas at Austin. </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35; font-size: 15px;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/15/ut-board-rejects-lawmakers-plan/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_24"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/15/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/23/7C2A4718_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dan Flynn (right), R-Van, talks to state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, on Oct. 23, 2013. Van is co-chair of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations, whose members include Fischer."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/23/7C2A4718_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Dan Flynn (right), R-Van, talks to state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, on Oct. 23, 2013. Van is co-chair of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations, whose members include Fischer." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Dan Flynn (right), R-Van, talks to state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, on Oct. 23, 2013. Van is co-chair of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations, whose members include Fischer.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/15/brief/">The Brief: Legislators Want Seat at Table In New UT Investigation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 15 Sep 2014 05:59:00 -0500" title="2014-09-15 05:59"> Sept. 15, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/15/brief/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>At stake, according to a posted agenda for today's meeting of the UT System regents, is "the integrity and independence" of an external investigation of admissions procedures.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/15/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_25"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/12/lawmakers-seek-sit-investigation-ut-austin/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/30/TMF-1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, at the Capitol during the 83rd Legislative Session."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/30/TMF-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, at the Capitol during the 83rd Legislative Session." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, at the Capitol during the 83rd Legislative Session.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/12/lawmakers-seek-sit-investigation-ut-austin/">Lawmakers Seek to Sit In on Investigation of UT-Austin</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:28:45 -0500" title="2014-09-12 16:28"> Sept. 12, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/12/lawmakers-seek-sit-investigation-ut-austin/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/trey-martinez-fischer/">Trey Martinez Fischer</a>, D-San Antonio, and state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/lyle-larson/">Lyle Larson</a>, R-San Antonio, say they intend to attend all interviews conducted during an external investigation of the University of Texas at Austin's admissions process. It's not clear yet whether they'll be allowed. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/12/lawmakers-seek-sit-investigation-ut-austin/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_26"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/07/inside-texas-politics-voter-id/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/07/RossInsideSept7_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey on WFAA-TV's "Inside Texas Politics" on Sept. 7, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/07/RossInsideSept7_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey on WFAA-TV's "Inside Texas Politics" on Sept. 7, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey on WFAA-TV's "Inside Texas Politics" on Sept. 7, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/07/inside-texas-politics-voter-id/">Inside Texas Politics: Voter ID</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 7 Sep 2014 16:59:07 -0500" title="2014-09-07 16:59"> Sept. 7, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/07/inside-texas-politics-voter-id/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's </span><em>Inside Texas Politics</em><span>, we</span><span> talk about another "oops" moment from Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span>, the voter ID law trial in Corpus Christi, how ads from both sides of the governors' race aim to define <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> and more.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/07/inside-texas-politics-voter-id/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_27"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/04/triblive-hall-on-being-a-grenade-thrower/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630184717im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/_BDB0237cms_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div 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University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall on whether his personality is partly responsible for his controversial reputation.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630184717/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/04/triblive-hall-on-being-a-grenade-thrower/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination clear"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2" class="page">2</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a 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