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Shannon Najmabadi is the higher education reporter at the Tribune, where she started as a fellow in 2017. She previously reported for the Chronicle of Higher Education, where she covered the gender equity law Title IX, fallout from an executive order on immigration, and a federal loan forgiveness program with an uncertain future. She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
The University of Texas will use some of its oil money to expand the financial aid it offers to low- and middle-income undergraduates on its flagship Austin campus starting in 2020 – via @TexasTribune
The passage of SB2 could impact San Antonio’s bottom line when it comes to funding services and programs on which residents rely from @TexasTribune.
The Texas House approved a property tax reform package on a 107-40 margin after about six hours of debate Tuesday.
The inclusion of school district taxes in property tax legislation continues to be an issue between the House and the Senate.
Senate Bill 2 will force cities and other taxing entities to get voter approval before raising 3.5 percent more property tax revenue than the previous year.
Ex-regent Wallace Hall says the UT System, despite 2015 reforms, lacks proper safeguards to ensure the wealthy can’t skirt the normal admissions process.
Milliken is a longtime higher education administrator who most recently headed the City University of New York.
In a strongly-worded letter, McRaven, the former chancellor of the University of Texas System, asked President Donald Trump to revoke his security clearance.
The University of Texas System’s governing board unanimously named the former City University of New York leader as its finalist for chancellor Saturday.
Some Democratic lawmakers say Trey Martinez Fischer will be a strong player on a political team that’s vastly outnumbered in the GOP-controlled House.
