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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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News briefly

Donovan Sanders February 11, 2011

Drivers on Interstate Highway 35 and Ben White Boulevard will face frontage roads and temporary ramps because of construction this weekend. The Texas Department of Transportation will continue construction...

Leaders lobby state Senators for financing in next budget

Melissa Ayala February 10, 2011

UT President William Powers Jr. was not one of the eight UT System presidents who testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday because he is in the hospital recovering from a pulmonary embolism. The...

’Horns fight for UT at Capitol

February 10, 2011

Students kept their promise to walk to the Capitol to attend a Senate Finance Committee hearing Wednesday despite record-breaking cold weather and President William Powers Jr.’s sudden hospitalization. More...

Appointments show Republicans’ strength in House

April Castro February 10, 2011

The leadership team of the Texas House has been restructured to reflect its new GOP supermajority, with House Speaker Joe Straus releasing committee assignments Wednesday that show a significant reshuffling. The...

Budget cuts vex schools

Molly Moore February 10, 2011

K-12 schools face $11 billion in cuts as the state attempts to balance a $27-billion budget shortfall. Rather than looking to improve education, educators and policymakers are now wondering whether they...

Abortion bill passes committee phase

Huma Munir February 10, 2011

The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs voted Wednesday to proceed with a pre-abortion sonogram bill after hearing testimony from supporters and opponents. State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, authored...

’Horns fight for UT at Capitol

Ahsika Sanders February 10, 2011

Students kept their promise to walk to the Capitol to attend a Senate Finance Committee hearing Wednesday despite record-breaking cold weather and President William Powers Jr.’s sudden hospitalization....

Deep cuts to student aid would reduce availability

Melissa Ayala February 9, 2011

The commissioner of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board told the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday that lawmakers must make conservative cuts to higher education grants and funding. The...

Financial aid offices fall short on staff

Jody Serrano February 9, 2011

More than two-thirds of college and university financial aid administrators faced a moderate or severe resource shortage, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Student Financial Aid...

News Briefly

Matthew Stottlemyre February 9, 2011

The UT System Board of Regents elected new chairs Tuesday in a special meeting via telephone. The nine-member board chose San Antonio real estate developer Eugene Powell to replace Colleen McHugh as...

Senator selected as graduation speaker

Mary Ellen Knewtson February 9, 2011

The presidents of UT’s three student governance organizations selected U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison as the commencement speaker for the May 21 event on the Main Mall. The senator will speak at a...

Perry calls for low-cost degrees, tuition freeze

Melissa Ayala February 9, 2011

Gov. Rick Perry proposed a four-year tuition freeze on higher education and challenged institutions to develop a $10,000 bachelor’s degree in his State of the State speech Tuesday. Perry addressed...

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