A Texas A&M program that sets aside professor positions for "underrepresented minority groups" allegedly violates the 14th Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Teaching with primary source documents could defuse some of the debate over bias in social studies and history textbooks often used in public schools.
The leading creator of the Liberty Institute says UT brass is sabotaging it. President Hartzell says it’s just being held to an equal standard. Lt. Gov. Patrick, meanwhile, is remaining silent on what was thought to be his pet project.
“We are those who distribute taxpayer dollars. We are the ones who pay their salaries. The parents are the ones who pay their tuition.”
After months of speculation and hints at a potential campaign, the actor opted against running for governor of Texas.
The survey generally asks students how comfortable they feel expressing their own opinions and how much they tolerate the opinions of others.
Since West Texas land funds the PUF, an endowment reserved exclusively for A&M and UT, it became an unavoidable subject at the hearing.
UT successfully argued that the lawsuit was simply a "repackaged" claim that the Supreme Court had already decided.
While some private universities in Texas have required tests, Texas A&M is the first major public college in the state to take this measure.
The new president of the University of Texas at Austin will make over a million-dollar salary.
An appeals court ruled that UT's vague speech policies give students standing to sue. Here's a rundown of the case on both lines of argument.
67 percent of UT students said they fear expressing their opinions because of how fellow students, a professor, or the administration would respond.
