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href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/paxton-supporters-i-expect-be-fully-vindicated/">Paxton to Supporters: "I Expect to Be Fully Vindicated"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/paxton-supporters-i-expect-be-fully-vindicated/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8838_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8838_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 4 Aug 2015 17:03:50 -0500" title="2015-08-04 17:03"> Aug. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/paxton-supporters-i-expect-be-fully-vindicated/comments/"><span class="value">36</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In his first public statement since being arrested on charges of securities fraud, Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> wrote in an e-mail Tuesday that he expects "to be fully vindicated of these charges." </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/paxton-supporters-i-expect-be-fully-vindicated/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/budget-changes-make-college-aid-less-accessible-mi/">State College Aid Becoming Less Accessible for Middle Class</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/budget-changes-make-college-aid-less-accessible-mi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/30/TT-31-scholar-leadart_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/30/TT-31-scholar-leadart_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Michael Stravato & Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a> and <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 2 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-02 06:00"> Aug. 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/budget-changes-make-college-aid-less-accessible-mi/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Lawmakers have pumped millions into financial aid for low-income residents and are phasing out programs with less strict income requirements. Is the middle class is being left out? <span>This story is part of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/31ways/84R/">31 Days, 31 Ways</a><span> series. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/budget-changes-make-college-aid-less-accessible-mi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/200-plus-lawyers-file-grievance-state-bar-against-/">200-Plus Lawyers File Grievance With State Bar Against Paxton</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/200-plus-lawyers-file-grievance-state-bar-against-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8838_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8838_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a>, <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a> and <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Jul 2015 23:04:00 -0500" title="2015-07-30 23:04"> July 30, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812110206im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Also, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/susan-combs/">Susan Combs</a> finds new life for one of her school efficiency projects and a former Harris County GOP Chair organizes a speaking tour on "key issues threatening Christian values."</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/200-plus-lawyers-file-grievance-state-bar-against-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/build-student-housing-m-looks-private-sector/">To Build Student Housing, A&M Looks to the Private Sector</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/build-student-housing-m-looks-private-sector/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/30/SM_TerraceTT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Renderings for Park West, a new student housing development being built on land owned by Texas A&M University."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/30/SM_TerraceTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Renderings for Park West, a new student housing development being built on land owned by Texas A&M University." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Texas A&M; University</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Renderings for Park West, a new student housing development being built on land owned by Texas A&M University.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:37:36 -0500" title="2015-07-30 14:37"> July 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/build-student-housing-m-looks-private-sector/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas A&M is partnering with an Irving company and a nonprofit corporation to add 3,400 beds' worth of housing near campus. School officials estimate it could generate hundreds of millions of dollars. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/build-student-housing-m-looks-private-sector/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/program-aims-get-degrees-people-who-dont-know-they/">Program Aims to Give College Credit Where it's Due</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/program-aims-get-degrees-people-who-dont-know-they/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/sanjacinto-cc_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/sanjacinto-cc_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Michael Stravato </cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 28 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-28 06:00"> July 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/program-aims-get-degrees-people-who-dont-know-they/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Across Texas, tens of thousands of students have earned enough college credit for an associate degree without knowing it. A new project led by the University of Texas at Austin hopes to track them down. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/program-aims-get-degrees-people-who-dont-know-they/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/new-state-goal-60-percent-young-texans-degree-2030/">New State Goal: 60 Percent of Adults With a Degree By 2030</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/new-state-goal-60-percent-young-texans-degree-2030/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/03/TexTrib-TUITION-07_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Chelsea Stewart listens to a lecture in the College of Health Professions at Texas State University. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently reclassified the school as an Emerging Research University."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/03/TexTrib-TUITION-07_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Chelsea Stewart listens to a lecture in the College of Health Professions at Texas State University. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently reclassified the school as an Emerging Research University." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Chelsea Stewart listens to a lecture in the College of Health Professions at Texas State University. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently reclassified the school as an Emerging Research University.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:39:00 -0500" title="2015-07-23 12:39"> July 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/new-state-goal-60-percent-young-texans-degree-2030/comments/"><span class="value">50</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>With an eye on keeping up with demographic changes and competing with other states and countries, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has adopted a new goal: Get 60 percent of Texans between 25 and 34 a postsecondary degree by 2030.  </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/new-state-goal-60-percent-young-texans-degree-2030/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/ut-system-seeks-dismissal-suit-regent-wallace-hall/">UT System: Hall Doesn't Have Right to Sue McRaven</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/ut-system-seeks-dismissal-suit-regent-wallace-hall/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/14/BDB_8708_jpg_260x1000_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/20150812110206/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> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 20 Jul 2015 12:43:00 -0500" title="2015-07-20 12:43"> July 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/ut-system-seeks-dismissal-suit-regent-wallace-hall/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The University of Texas System, seeking to dismiss a lawsuit from Regent Wallace Hall against Chancellor William McRaven, says in a court filing that Hall is, in short, suing McRaven "<span>for refusing to violate federal and state privacy laws."</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/ut-system-seeks-dismissal-suit-regent-wallace-hall/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/prairie-view-mourns-death-alumna-sandra-bland/">Waller County DA: Bland's Death Won't Be "Swept Under the Rug"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/prairie-view-mourns-death-alumna-sandra-bland/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/16/CKCoKC5WEAATZ1S.jpg_large_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sandra Bland, who was found dead at the Waller County Jail on July 13."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/16/CKCoKC5WEAATZ1S.jpg_large_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sandra Bland, who was found dead at the Waller County Jail on July 13." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sandra Bland, who was found dead at the Waller County Jail on July 13.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a>, <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> and <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Jul 2015 18:10:07 -0500" title="2015-07-17 18:10"> July 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/prairie-view-mourns-death-alumna-sandra-bland/comments/"><span class="value">42</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>As Waller County authorities vowed on Friday to conduct a thorough investigation into the death of Sandra Bland, who was found hanged at the county jail, the Texas Department of Public Safety moved forward on a separate inquiry into how arrest procedures were violated in the case.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/prairie-view-mourns-death-alumna-sandra-bland/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/ut-mexico-sign-deal-collaborate-research/">UT, Mexico Sign Deal to Collaborate on Research</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/ut-mexico-sign-deal-collaborate-research/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/UT-Tower_HDR_CC_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/UT-Tower_HDR_CC_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Brandon Watts</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 17:38:42 -0500" title="2015-07-09 17:38"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/ut-mexico-sign-deal-collaborate-research/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Mexican government signed a deal with the University of Texas at Austin on Thursday that will bring some of that country's top science and technology researchers to work temporarily in Austin.  </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/ut-mexico-sign-deal-collaborate-research/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/former-dallas-morning-news-editor-lead-unt-dallas/">Former Morning News Editor to Lead UNT-Dallas</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/former-dallas-morning-news-editor-lead-unt-dallas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/Mong-UNT_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt="Bob Mong, former editor of The Dallas Morning News, was named the next president of the University of North Texas at Dallas on July 9."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/Mong-UNT_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="Bob Mong, former editor of The Dallas Morning News, was named the next president of the University of North Texas at Dallas on July 9." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by The North Texas University System</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Bob Mong, former editor of The Dallas Morning News, was named the next president of the University of North Texas at Dallas on July 9.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 16:43:23 -0500" title="2015-07-09 16:43"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/former-dallas-morning-news-editor-lead-unt-dallas/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Bob Mong, the recently retired longtime editor of <em>The Dallas Morning News</em>, has been tapped as the next president of the University of North Texas at Dallas. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/former-dallas-morning-news-editor-lead-unt-dallas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/next-year-heightened-focus-campus-sexual-assaults/">Colleges Heighten Focus on Campus Sexual Assaults</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/next-year-heightened-focus-campus-sexual-assaults/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-HigherEd003_jpg_260x1000_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/20150812110206/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> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-09 06:00"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/next-year-heightened-focus-campus-sexual-assaults/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A combination of publicity, heightened scrutiny and a new state law is leading c</span><span>olleges across the state to</span><strong> </strong><span>place</span><strong> </strong><span>more emphasis than ever on preventing and responding to sexual assault.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/next-year-heightened-focus-campus-sexual-assaults/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/ut-review-athletes-academics-cost-200000/">UT Review of Athlete Academics to Cost $200,000</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/ut-review-athletes-academics-cost-200000/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SunsetUT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SunsetUT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Nicolas Raymond / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul 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The regents later voted to urge Hall to drop his lawsuit.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/over-his-strong-objections-wallace-hall-asked-leav/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/advocates-see-small-steps-new-baylor-sexual-conduc/">A Small Step in Baylor's Sexual Conduct Policy</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812110206/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/advocates-see-small-steps-new-baylor-sexual-conduc/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812110206im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/06/Baylor-Campus_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Baylor University in Waco, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a 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