Amid Reports of Starr's Firing, Baylor Says Expect Announcement Soon
Amid reports that Kenneth Starr, Baylor University's high-profile president, was fired this morning over a scandal related to the university's response to sexual assault allegations against football...
View ArticleBriles Fired, Starr Reassigned in Baylor Shakeup
From the Texas Tribune: Baylor University has fired head football coach Art Briles and reassigned President and Chancellor Ken Starr after months of scrutiny over how university administrators handled...
View ArticleKen Starr Says He Will Resign as Baylor Chancellor
From the Texas Tribune : Days after he was stripped of his job as Baylor University president over a scandal about how the school handled accusations of sexual assault, Ken Starr said he will also...
View ArticleThree UT Professors Sue to Block Campus Carry Law
From the Texas Tribune : Three University of Texas at Austin professors sued their university and the state on Wednesday, claiming Texas' new campus carry law is forcing the school to impose...
View ArticleUT Chancellor, a Former Admiral, Asks Athletes to Stand During National Anthem
From the Texas Tribune : In an impassioned memo sent three days after San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick ignited national controversy by refusing to stand for the national anthem before a...
View ArticleUT Regent Hall Appeals to Texas Supreme Court in Fight With Chancellor
From the Texas Tribune : University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall's public fight with the chancellor of the system he oversees isn't over yet. With the clock ticking on his time on the board of...
View ArticleIf UT Fires Charlie Strong, It'll Be another Expensive Coaching Decision
From the Texas Tribune: If the University of Texas at Austin fires football coach Charlie Strong this month, he'll join a growing list of coaches who have earned big dollars being told they can't coach...
View ArticleTexas A&M Says It Didn't Invite White Nationalist Who'll Speak There Next Month
From the Texas Tribune: Facing outrage on social media and among students, faculty and alumni, Texas A&M University officials said Wednesday that they didn't invite a white nationalist leader who...
View ArticleAt A&M, Protests, Big Crowds and Tension Over White Nationalist's Speech
From the Texas Tribune : COLLEGE STATION — When white nationalist Richard Spencer took the stage at Texas A&M University on Tuesday, about two dozen of the 400 people in the room stood and...
View ArticleNew Job for Charlie Strong Means UT Saves Millions
From the Texas Tribune: The Texas Longhorns' old football coach has a new job . That's good news for him, and it's even better news for budget-conscious University of Texas at Austin. The University of...
View ArticleTexas Gov. Abbott's Statewide Hiring Freeze Comes with Some Exceptions
Saying Texas government needs to live within its means, Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday imposed an immediate hiring freeze on state agencies through the end of August. The freeze bans agencies from posting...
View ArticleUT System Says It Won't Proceed with Houston Campus
The University of Texas System has decided to scrap its controversial plans to build an educational and research facility in Houston. The System announced the decision Wednesday, saying opposition to...
View ArticleBill To Ban Texting While Driving Clears Senate
Legislation that would create a statewide texting-while-driving ban overcame a last-ditch attempt in the Senate on Friday to gut the bill. The bill's author, state Rep. Tom Craddick , R-Midland, said...
View ArticleRepublican Lawmaker: I Called Immigration Authorities On Capitol Protesters
The normally ceremonial last day of the legislative session briefly descended into chaos on Monday, as proceedings in the House were disrupted by large protests and at least one Republican lawmaker...
View ArticleMan Behind Fisher Affirmative Action Case Files New Lawsuit Against UT-Austin
The man who helped Abigail Fisher sue the University of Texas at Austin for discrimination in a case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court twice is suing UT-Austin once again. This time, he claims the...
View ArticleFederal Judge Throws Out Effort By UT Professors To Overturn Campus Carry
A federal judge has dismissed a longshot lawsuit filed by three University of Texas at Austin professors seeking to overturn the state's 2015 campus carry law, which allows people to carry concealed...
View ArticleThe Trump Administration Might Target Affirmative Action. What Does That Mean...
For about a year starting in June 2016, the practice of affirmative action in Texas university admissions seemed secure.
View ArticleBaylor Ordered To Turn Over Documents From Sexual Assault Investigation
A federal judge has ordered Baylor University to hand over recordings, notes and other key documents from its infamous Pepper Hamilton investigation, which found that Baylor repeatedly mishandled...
View ArticleWhite Nationalist Rally, Counter Protest Planned At Texas A&M On Sept. 11
As the nation watched tension between white nationalists and counter protestors turn violent Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, worries began to emerge that the discord would come to a Texas...
View ArticleWhite Nationalist Rally At Texas A&M Has Been Canceled
A white nationalist rally planned on Texas A&M University's campus has been canceled, apparently out of concern for student safety, officials confirmed Monday. The school made the decision after...
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