The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is Underway

The school has been brought to heel by conservative critics of higher education. It is part of a broader transformation at ...
The Texas Tribune

Texas Republicans are redefining higher ed. It’s creating confusion about free speech on campuses.

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Forbes

Interims Named Sole Finalists To Head Up U. Of Texas System, UT-Austin

Two interim leaders have been named as sole finalists to lead the University of Texas System and the University of Texas at Austin. The University of Texas System Board of Regents has named John M.
Houston Public Media

Mother of Texas A&M student who died in Austin raises questions about her daughter’s death

Brianna Aguilera, 19, died after the football game between Texas A&M and the University of Texas. The Austin Police Department says her death is not being investigated as a homicide.
New York Post

Texas cheerleader Brianna Aguilera found dead after college football game as heartbroken mother demands answers

The mother of a Texas college student is desperately searching for answers after her daughter was found dead near campus after attending a tailgate, according to reports and authorities. Brianna ...
KXAN

University of Texas system students sue, say new law could ban prayers, reporting, music on campus

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Student groups from The University of Texas at Austin and Dallas filed a lawsuit Wednesday against their schools’ presidents, UT System Chancellor Dr. John Zerwas and the system’s ...
KHOU 11

A Texas university is getting a new name and a $25 million boost

The announcement follows the passage of Senate Bill 2361, signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, which transfers all governance, assets, and oversight of the Victoria campus from the University of ...
The Texas Tribune

How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M

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KSAT

Mother questions circumstances surrounding death of daughter, a Texas A&M student, in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas – A Laredo mother is searching for answers after her daughter died in Austin hours after last week’s Texas Longhorns-Texas A&M Aggies football game. Brianna Aguilera, a Texas A&M ...
Austin American-Statesman

UT Austin refuses to say if it will make a deal with Trump to get more funding

Officials at the University of Texas refuse to say whether they will accept a deal with the president's administration in exchange for federal funding opportunities despite a key deadline passing — ...
Houston Chronicle

Texas A&M removes 2 officials after student, professor argue over gender lesson in viral video

Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh III has directed his provost to remove a dean and department head from their administrative positions in the fallout of a viral video where a professor is ...