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2013/06/20 05:06
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Gov. Rick Perry: equal opportunity bill killer The legislative special session rumbles on, but last Friday, Gov. Rick Perry racked up a few more enemies by signing the last of his vetoes for the...
2013/06/20 05:06
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2013/06/19 10:22
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Among Gov. Rick Perry’s slew of vetoes Friday were two bills targeting Texas public universities’ administrative power and funding, denying the UH System $250,000 in special programs support. Gov....
2013/06/18 13:32
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AUSTIN -- After months of waiting, leaders will unveil the University of Texas' future plans for a teaching hospital that will replace University Medical Center Brackenridge. The hospital is...
2013/06/15 15:49
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Advertisementbillion for major water infrastructure projects."This session we took broad steps to strengthen our state for generations to come," Perry said in a statement. "With the state growing by...
2013/06/10 21:45
2013/06/10 21:45
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Evanly Schindler, who founded the downtown culture and nightlife magazine BlackBook in 1996, is buying the title back from Vibe Media with plans to take it mostly digital. "We're buying a legacy...
2013/06/04 18:44
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DALLAS (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison called for more funding for research universities amid a debate over whether higher education budgets should be cut. The former Republican senator...
2013/06/01 23:50
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New Bern businessman and community leader Marvin Lee Raines Jr., 65, died unexpectedly Friday, with a legacy of public service that spanned 40 years. The co-founder of Zaytoun-Raines Real Estate and...
2013/06/01 09:29
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Big 12 payday: Conference distributing $198M to 10 teams with future growth expected IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference has gone from the brink of collapse only a few short years ago to record...
2013/06/01 05:31
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IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference has gone from the brink of collapse only a few short years ago to record revenue. Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Friday that the league’s 10 schools will...
2013/05/30 17:15
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Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee has spent $7.7 million on top of his record-setting compensation to travel, entertain, and maintain his 9,600-square-foot mansion, an Ohio newspaper’s...
2013/05/29 17:42
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May 8, 2013 AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Thursday will consider a $334 million plan to construct a medical school at The University of Texas at...
2013/05/28 12:45
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Say so long to the 83rd regular session of the Texas Legislature. If you didn't follow along the last 140 days, this is what you missed: 1. YOU'LL DECIDE IF TEXAS STARTS A NEW $2...
2013/05/26 02:22
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Lawmakers give final approval to an overhaul of the Texas Water Development Board as the state grapples with how to manage water resources while facing drought and a rapidly growing population. The...
2013/05/25 14:33
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Governor Rick Perry and members of the Legislature will honor soldiers from Texas killed in combat. Lawmakers from both chambers will crowd onto the House floor today to join...
2013/05/25 11:33
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JUDICIAL BRIBERY SCANDAL Jury convicts former South Texas DA of corruption BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) A federal jury in South Texas has convicted a former district attorney on corruption...
2013/05/25 02:34
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The Texas Senate has confirmed three of Gov. Rick Perry's appointments to the University of Texas System regents, positions that were being closely watched as lawmakers clashed with...
2013/05/25 01:15
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AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry on Friday signed into law a proposal to temporarily close a beach on the southern tip of Texas during rocket launches, a move that allows the state to remain competitive for a...
2013/05/21 23:10
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The Senate Nominations Committee unanimously approved three nominees to the UT System Board of Regents Tuesday after putting them on the chopping block just one day ago and interrogating them about...
2013/05/21 20:33
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El Paso Times. May 20, 2013. Military 'crisis': Sex crimes seen as epidemic The nation's top military leaders admit that they've failed to check an epidemic of sexual assault and sexual harassment...
2013/05/21 00:11
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Declarations of love and conspiracy theories were common at Monday’s Senate Nominations Committee hearing. Senators grilled UT System regent nominees Ernest Aliseda, Jeffrey Hildebrand and current UT...