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</script></header> <section class="topstory grid"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/graduation-panel-bill-passes-texas-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexasEducation_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexasEducation_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/graduation-panel-bill-passes-texas-senate/">Bill Creating High School Graduation Panels Passes Texas Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:44:41 -0500" title="2015-03-17 12:44"> March 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/graduation-panel-bill-passes-texas-senate/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>High school seniors who have failed their state exams may still have a shot at earning a diploma. A bill providing them a way around the requirement continues to advance in the Texas Legislature.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/graduation-panel-bill-passes-texas-senate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/state-exams-once-again-target-texas-lawmakers/">State Exams Once Again Target of Texas Lawmakers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/graduation-committees/">High School Seniors Who Fail Exams May Still Graduate</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/15/for-some-seniors-exams-remain-before-diploma/">Lawmakers Might Address Graduation Hurdles</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/deregulating-tuition-slowed-increase-universities-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/27/D54H4667_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Charles Schwertner R-Georgetown, at a February Texas Tribune event."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/27/D54H4667_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Charles Schwertner R-Georgetown, at a February Texas Tribune event." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Charles Schwertner R-Georgetown, at a February Texas Tribune event.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/deregulating-tuition-slowed-increase-universities-/">Deregulating Tuition Slowed Increase, Universities Say</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a> and <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 17 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-17 06:00"> March 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/deregulating-tuition-slowed-increase-universities-/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Lawmakers riled up by higher education costs want to regain their control of setting tuition at state colleges and universities. But at most schools, tuition has gone up more slowly since the schools took over the job, a Tribune analysis shows. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/deregulating-tuition-slowed-increase-universities-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/senate-confirms-abbotts-first-ut-regent-appointmen/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/_S3R0707CMS3_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="UT Regent nominee Steven Hicks, along with Sara Martinez Tucker and David Beck, await questions from Senate Nominations during Feb. 26, 2015 hearing."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/_S3R0707CMS3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT Regent nominee Steven Hicks, along with Sara Martinez Tucker and David Beck, await questions from Senate Nominations during Feb. 26, 2015 hearing." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT Regent nominee Steven Hicks, along with Sara Martinez Tucker and David Beck, await questions from Senate Nominations during Feb. 26, 2015 hearing.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/senate-confirms-abbotts-first-ut-regent-appointmen/">Senate Confirms Abbott's First UT Regent Appointees</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:22:26 -0500" title="2015-03-11 12:22"> March 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/senate-confirms-abbotts-first-ut-regent-appointmen/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>All three of Gov. Greg Abbott's University of Texas regent appointees were confirmed by the Texas Senate on Wednesday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/senate-confirms-abbotts-first-ut-regent-appointmen/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-education-committee-consider-pre-k-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K9_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Students in Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda's class sing to practice their language skills at the Dallas Independent School District Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K9_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Students in Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda's class sing to practice their language skills at the Dallas Independent School District Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Robert W. Hart</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Students in Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda's class sing to practice their language skills at the Dallas Independent School District Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-education-committee-consider-pre-k-bills/">Talk Turns to Standards as Lawmakers Weigh Pre-K Bills</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a> and <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:37:38 -0500" title="2015-03-10 17:37"> March 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-education-committee-consider-pre-k-bills/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>As legislators considered several early education bills Tuesday afternoon, testimony was dominated by a debate over what standards school districts should meet to get additional state funding for pre-kindergarten programs.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-education-committee-consider-pre-k-bills/"> <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/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/deregulating-tuition-slowed-increase-universities-/">Deregulating Tuition Slowed Increase, Universities Say</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a> and <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 17 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-17 06:00"> March 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/deregulating-tuition-slowed-increase-universities-/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/deregulating-tuition-slowed-increase-universities-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/27/D54H4667_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Charles Schwertner R-Georgetown, at a February Texas Tribune event."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/27/D54H4667_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Charles Schwertner R-Georgetown, at a February Texas Tribune event." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Charles Schwertner R-Georgetown, at a February Texas Tribune event.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Lawmakers riled up by higher education costs want to regain their control of setting tuition at state colleges and universities. But at most schools, tuition has gone up more slowly since the schools took over the job, a Tribune analysis shows. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/deregulating-tuition-slowed-increase-universities-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/senate-confirms-abbotts-first-ut-regent-appointmen/">Senate Confirms Abbott's First UT Regent Appointees</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:22:26 -0500" title="2015-03-11 12:22"> March 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/senate-confirms-abbotts-first-ut-regent-appointmen/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/senate-confirms-abbotts-first-ut-regent-appointmen/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/_S3R0707CMS3_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="UT Regent nominee Steven Hicks, along with Sara Martinez Tucker and David Beck, await questions from Senate Nominations during Feb. 26, 2015 hearing."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/_S3R0707CMS3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT Regent nominee Steven Hicks, along with Sara Martinez Tucker and David Beck, await questions from Senate Nominations during Feb. 26, 2015 hearing." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT Regent nominee Steven Hicks, along with Sara Martinez Tucker and David Beck, await questions from Senate Nominations during Feb. 26, 2015 hearing.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>All three of Gov. Greg Abbott's University of Texas regent appointees were confirmed by the Texas Senate on Wednesday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/senate-confirms-abbotts-first-ut-regent-appointmen/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-education-committee-consider-pre-k-bills/">Talk Turns to Standards as Lawmakers Weigh Pre-K Bills</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a> and <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:37:38 -0500" title="2015-03-10 17:37"> March 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-education-committee-consider-pre-k-bills/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-education-committee-consider-pre-k-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K9_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Students in Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda's class sing to practice their language skills at the Dallas Independent School District Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K9_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Students in Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda's class sing to practice their language skills at the Dallas Independent School District Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Robert W. Hart</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Students in Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda's class sing to practice their language skills at the Dallas Independent School District Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>As legislators considered several early education bills Tuesday afternoon, testimony was dominated by a debate over what standards school districts should meet to get additional state funding for pre-kindergarten programs.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-education-committee-consider-pre-k-bills/"> <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/20150317223329/http://www.texastribune.org/public-ed/explore/">Texas Tribune Public Schools Explorer</a> 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<img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/08/02/IMG_7286_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A sexual assault evidence collection kit."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/08/02/IMG_7286_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A sexual assault evidence collection kit." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A sexual assault evidence collection kit.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas A&M Health Science Center is asking state lawmakers for $2 million to start a first-of-its-kind degree program that would train forensic nurses in treating patients and gathering evidence in suspected sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse and other cases. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/texas-m-looks-add-department-forensic-nursing/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/ut-regents-have-hurdles-jump-hire-hamilton/">UT Regents Have Hurdles to Jump to Hire Hamilton</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 9 Mar 2015 17:09:26 -0500" title="2015-03-09 17:09"> March 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/ut-regents-have-hurdles-jump-hire-hamilton/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/ut-regents-have-hurdles-jump-hire-hamilton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/12/7C2A2146_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="UT System Board of Regents Chairman Paul Foster during a meeting on Dec. 12, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/12/7C2A2146_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT System Board of Regents Chairman Paul Foster during a meeting on Dec. 12, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT System Board of Regents Chairman Paul Foster during a meeting on Dec. 12, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Two of the three candidates on the short list to be president of the University of Texas at Austin remain in the hunt, sources say. The front-runner comes with a very good pedigree — and a very large price tag. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/ut-regents-have-hurdles-jump-hire-hamilton/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/ut-regent-appointees-head-senate-1-nay-vote/">Abbott's UT Regent Appointees Head to Full Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Mar 2015 10:13:20 -0600" title="2015-03-05 10:13"> March 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/ut-regent-appointees-head-senate-1-nay-vote/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/ut-regent-appointees-head-senate-1-nay-vote/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/_S3R0702CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="UT Regent nominee David Beck scans the audience at the Senate Nominations Committee hearing Feb. 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/_S3R0702CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT Regent nominee David Beck scans the audience at the Senate Nominations Committee hearing Feb. 26, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT Regent nominee David Beck scans the audience at the Senate Nominations Committee hearing Feb. 26, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p class="p1">After <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/nominations-committee-drill-ut-regent-appointees/">grilling</a> Gov. Greg Abbott’s three University of Texas System regent appointees last week, the Senate Committee on Nominations on Thursday recommended all of them to the full Senate for confirmation.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/ut-regent-appointees-head-senate-1-nay-vote/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/budgets-phase-out-b-time-loan-program/">House Leaders Seek to Phase Out B-On-Time Loan Program</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-03-05 06:00"> March 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/budgets-phase-out-b-time-loan-program/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/budgets-phase-out-b-time-loan-program/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/05/Otto_Zaffirini_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, and state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/05/Otto_Zaffirini_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, and state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, and state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Leaders in the Texas House are looking to phase out an incentive-based student loan program and redirect its funding toward a larger</span><strong> </strong><span>financial aid program that is</span><strong> </strong><span>based on need.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/budgets-phase-out-b-time-loan-program/"> <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/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/patrick-unveils-first-round-education-reform-bills/">Patrick Unveils First Round of Education Proposals</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 3 Mar 2015 12:40:25 -0600" title="2015-03-03 12:40"> March 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/patrick-unveils-first-round-education-reform-bills/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/patrick-unveils-first-round-education-reform-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/27/_S3R9672CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="New Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick emphasizes school choice as one of his top legislative priorities at a Texas Tribune event on Jan. 27, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/27/_S3R9672CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="New Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick emphasizes school choice as one of his top legislative priorities at a Texas Tribune event on Jan. 27, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">New Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick emphasizes school choice as one of his top legislative priorities at a Texas Tribune event on Jan. 27, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Virtual learning, A-through-F school ratings and teacher quality <span>were among the topics covered by broad slate of education reform bills announced <span>by </span><span>Lt. Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a><span> and Education Chairman </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/larry-taylor-dallas/">Larry Taylor</a><span> on Tuesday. </span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/patrick-unveils-first-round-education-reform-bills/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/brief/">The Brief: March 2, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 2 Mar 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-03-02 05:59"> March 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/brief/comments/"><span class="value">25</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/15875352853_bc2f724625_z_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Texas School for the Deaf in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/15875352853_bc2f724625_z_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Texas School for the Deaf in Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>credit: Miguel Gutierrez, KUT News</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Texas School for the Deaf in Austin.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Tribune's </span>Jay Root<span> and </span>Neena Satija<span> filed a story over the weekend on the problem of deferred maintenance at state government buildings in multiple agencies.</span> It makes for some grim reading<span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/uttt-poll-voters-vaccinations-and-vouchers/">UT/TT Poll: Voters on Vaccines and Vouchers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-27 06:00"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/uttt-poll-voters-vaccinations-and-vouchers/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/uttt-poll-voters-vaccinations-and-vouchers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/UT-TT-Polls-02232015.001_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/UT-TT-Polls-02232015.001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas voters overwhelmingly favor government-required vaccinations for children, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. And they rank vouchers lowest among a set of options for improving public education. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/uttt-poll-voters-vaccinations-and-vouchers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/texans-split-state-tuition-immigrants/">UT/TT Poll: Texans Split on In-State Tuition for Immigrants</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-27 06:00"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/texans-split-state-tuition-immigrants/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/texans-split-state-tuition-immigrants/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/25/UT-TT-Polls-022515.005_38g5Voc_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/25/UT-TT-Polls-022515.005_38g5Voc_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"><span>Texans are divided along partisan lines over the state's policy offering in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants educated in Texas high schools, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. <br clear="all"/></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 18.4090900421143px;"> </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/texans-split-state-tuition-immigrants/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/brief/">The Brief: Feb. 27, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-02-27 05:59"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/brief/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Dream_CapSteps_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dream Act supporters on the capitol steps"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Dream_CapSteps_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dream Act supporters on the capitol steps" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Julian Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dream Act supporters on the capitol steps</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Voters are evenly split on whether the state should offer in-state tuition rates for undocumented immigrants, but that outer parity covers some pronounced polarization on the issue, according to the latest UT/TT Poll.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/nominations-committee-drill-ut-regent-appointees/">Senators Grill UT Regent Appointees</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:07:29 -0600" title="2015-02-26 14:07"> Feb. 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/nominations-committee-drill-ut-regent-appointees/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/nominations-committee-drill-ut-regent-appointees/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/_01F3263_2CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="University of Texas Regent nominees Sara Martinez Tucker, R.Steven Hicks and David Beck await questioning at Senate Nominations Committee hearing on Feb. 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/_01F3263_2CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="University of Texas Regent nominees Sara Martinez Tucker, R.Steven Hicks and David Beck await questioning at Senate Nominations Committee hearing on Feb. 26, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">University of Texas Regent nominees Sara Martinez Tucker, R.Steven Hicks and David Beck await questioning at Senate Nominations Committee hearing on Feb. 26, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Senators grilled Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s appointees to the University of Texas System Board of Regents for more than five hours on Thursday, publicly rehashing the drama that has plagued the system's flagship university in recent years. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/nominations-committee-drill-ut-regent-appointees/"> <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/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/texas-m-looks-add-department-forensic-nursing/">Texas A&M Hopes to Add Forensic Nursing Degree</a></li> <li><a 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Gov. Dan Patrick has a chat with Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, after calling a recess in the Senate on Jan. 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/21/Patrick_Seliger_2_CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has a chat with Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, after calling a recess in the Senate on Jan. 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has a chat with Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, after calling a recess in the Senate on Jan. 21, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas public high school seniors who failed the state's mandatory exams might still get to graduate this May under a bill pushed by state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/kel-seliger/">Kel Seliger</a>. The Senate Education Committee approved the measure Wednesday. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/04/committee-passes-second-chance-bill-seniors/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/04/ut-regents-president-search/">UT Regents Still Eyeing President Candidates</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 4 Mar 2015 15:39:34 -0600" title="2015-03-04 15:39"> March 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/04/ut-regents-president-search/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/04/ut-regents-president-search/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317223329im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/UP9A1662_jpg_150x1000_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/20150317223329/https://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> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After meeting behind closed doors for almost seven</span><span> hours, the University of Texas System Board of Regents did not name a finalist to replace Bill Powers as president of the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/04/ut-regents-president-search/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/04/ut-regents-discuss-ut-austin-president-search/">Regents Meeting on Next UT-Austin President</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 4 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-03-04 06:00"> March 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/04/ut-regents-discuss-ut-austin-president-search/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span 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of Regents will meet Wednesday to discuss who will replace Bill Powers as president of UT-Austin, but <span>sources cautioned the board might not reach an immediate decision on a lone finalist.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/04/ut-regents-discuss-ut-austin-president-search/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/04/pre-k-top-agenda-reaction-mixed/">Lukewarm Reviews for Early Education Push</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 4 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-03-04 06:00"> March 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" 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"push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Robert W. Hart</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda teaches her students the concept of "push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>When Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317223329/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> named improving pre-kindergarten programs as a top priority, it signaled a dramatic move in the state’s approach to early education. <span>But so far, the change has been mostly in tone.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317223329/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/04/pre-k-top-agenda-reaction-mixed/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a 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