81st Texas Legislature
111th U.S. Congress
Selected News Articles Related to Higher Education
(updated on 06-29-05)- "Committee OKs Sale of Tuition Bonds" (The Daily Texan, June 28, 2005)
- "Students to Get Seats on Regents Boards" (San Antonio Express-News, June 17, 2005)
- "$200 Million Emerging Tech Fund Enacted" (Houston Business Journal, June 14, 2005)
- "Higher Ed Gives High Marks to Lawmakers" (Dallas Morning News, June 13, 2005)
- "Finish the Job... With Public School Financing and Higher Education Revenue Bonds in Limbo, Gov. Rick Perry Must Summon Legislators Back to Austin Pronto" (The Houston Chronicle, June 7, 2005)
- "Universities Lack Way to Pay for Projects, They Want the Legislature to Let Them Issue Bonds to Keep Up with Growth" (The Houston Chronicle, June 2, 2005)
- "Higher Tuition Possible, Says UT Chancellor; Legislature's Funding Increase Helps, But It May Not Be Enough, Mark Yudof Says" (The Houston Chronicle, June 2, 2005)
- "Must State Starve Its Colleges? The More Public Universities Need, the Less They Get from Legislature" (The Houston Chronicle, May 9, 2005)
- "Senate Tries to Toughen Top 10% Admission Rule, Automatic College Acceptance Could Soon Require Taking Harder Path in High School" (The Houston Chronicle, May 9, 2005)
- "Senate Votes to Take Back Tuition Control, Bill Would Curb Power of Regents After Fees Skyrocket" (The Houston Chronicle, May 4, 2005)
- "Legislators Push Colleges to Improve Graduation Rates" (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 3, 2005)
- "Lawmakers May Tighten Rules on Two Key College Aid Programs, Bills Could Make It More Difficult to Benefit from TEXAS Grant, B-On-Time" (The Houston Chronicle, Apr. 11, 2005)
- "14-Hour Flat Rate May Cost University of Texas, Senate Bill Would Give UT $25 Million Increase, House May Reduce State Funding" (The Daily Texan, Mar. 28, 2005)
- "A&M Regents Approve Tuition Rise, System Hasn't Yet Determined New Rates for Nine Universities" (The Houston Chronicle, Mar. 25, 2005)
- "UH-Victoria Committee Will Propose Tuition Increases to Regents" (Victoria Advocate, Mar. 23, 2005)
- "Bills Seek Cap on Fast-Rising College Tuition, Some Lawmakers Want Cost-Setting Back from Regents" (The Houston Chronicle, Mar. 22, 2005)
- "Messing with Success: Texas Grants Have Provided Thousands of Young People with the Means to Get a College Education, Why Change the Formula?" (The Houston Chronicle, Mar. 14, 2005)
- "Spikes in Tuition Revive Cap Talk" (Bryan-College Station Eagle, Mar. 14, 2005)
- "A&M Might Charge Flat Tuition Rate" (Bryan-College Station Eagle, Mar. 8, 2005)
- "Lawmakers Debate Future of 10% Law" (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Mar. 1, 2005)
- "Top 10 Percent Fight Heats Up; Minorities Oppose Bill That Would Kill College Entry Law, Saying It Ensures Access" (The Houston Chronicle, Feb. 15, 2005)
- "State's Obligation to Community Colleges" (Austin American-Statesman, Feb. 14, 2005)
- "Texas Tomorrow Fund Freeze Continues" (The Houston Chronicle, Feb. 14, 2005)
- "Low Expectation for Higher Education" (Austin American-Statesman, Feb. 8, 2005)
- "Lawmakers Again Study 10 Percent Admission Rule; Three Legislators, Saying the Law Is Unfair, File Bills to Change or Kill It" (The Houston Chronicle, Feb. 3, 2005)
- "Tuition Law for Illegal Immigrants Challenged; Lawsuit Filed in Kansas Says Law, Similar to Texas', Violates Federal Statute" (Austin American-Statesman, Feb. 1, 2005)
- "Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to Readjust Admissions Forecasts; Original Projections Would Be 1.6 Million Short Without Updating Figures" (The Daily Texas, Jan. 28, 2005)
- "State Falling Short on College Enrollment; Lagging Rates for Hispanics a Special Challenge" (Austin American-Statesman, Jan. 25, 2005)
- "Administrators Seek Increased Funding from Texas Legislators" (UH Today News, Jan. 25, 2005)
- "Lawmakers, Crank Up Your Engines; Vo-Heflin Election Challenge to Begin; Senate Budget Hearings Also Start" (The Houston Chronicle, Jan. 24, 2005)
- "Colleges Try Not to Get Lost in Fray, Officials in Higher Ed Also Making a Push for More Funding" (The Dallas Morning News, Jan. 18, 2005)
- "Bush Expected to Raise Pell Grant" (CNN.com, Jan. 14, 2005)
- "A 'First' for Texas House" (News 8 Austin, Jan. 12, 2005)
- "Festive Start to Session: A Mountain of Work Awaits Legislators During the Next 139 Days" (The Houston Chronicle, Jan. 12, 2005)
- "Higher Revenue Estimate Greets 79th Legislature: Comptroller Says Lawmakers Will Have $6.4 Billion More Than in '03" (The Houston Chronicle, Jan. 11, 2005)
- "Craddick Supports Change to Texas University Admissions Law" (Austin American-Statesman, Jan. 11, 2005)
- "Texas Universities Move Up to Third in Research Funding" (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Jan. 7, 2005)
- "Tech on Right Tuition Course" (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Jan. 5, 2005)
- "Feed the Cougars: The state must reject proposed funding cuts that threaten to stifle the University of Houston System's efforts to expand enrollment and research" (The Houston Chronicle, Dec. 15, 2004)
