Tag Archives: Higher Education
House Backs Krause Amendment Letting Student Groups Discriminate
The House approved an amendment allowing college student groups to discriminate in their membership....Read More
Professor Sues Over Layoff in UT-Brownsville, Texas Southmost Split
Susan Mills, a professor at the University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College, is suing the university officials who fired her—apparently the fir...Read More
House Hears Bill Limiting UT Regents’ Power
Sen. Kel Seliger's bill that could cut through the University of Texas System regents' current power struggle with the Legislature was heard by the House Higher...Read More
Branch Promotes Big Expansion of Performance-Based Higher Ed Funding
Lawmakers will decide later this session whether to go ahead with funding colleges based on performance, but on Wednesday lawmakers took up a proposal to dramat...Read More
Campus Carry Debate Plays Out in House Hearing
Higher education leaders have long opposed the idea, but a slew of conservative House members stood Thursday to defend campus carry....Read More
Business Group, Higher Ed Leaders Want More College Funding Based on Graduation Rates
Dallas Rep. Dan Branch has introduced a bill that could tie up to 25 percent of higher ed funding to "outcomes" like quick graduation, doubling down on a contro...Read More
Bad Bill: Matt Krause’s License to Discriminate
House Bill 360 Rep. Matt Krause (R-Fort Worth) Under this bill Rep. Matt Krause wants to allow student organizations, even those at private schools, to discri...Read More
Lawmakers Consider New South Texas University in Emotional Hearing
Lawmakers held an emotional first hearing Wednesday on a proposal to merge the University of Texas-Pan American and UT-Brownsville into a new mega-university fo...Read More
Hot List: Day 21 of the Legislature
The Lead: The Senate appears to be revving into action with last week’s first meetings of the Senate Finance Committee, while the House seems to be taking...Read More
