"We believe this preparation can be achieved most effectively by spending less time debating the particulars of standardized testing schemes and more time restoring the $4 billion cut from the state education budget made during the last legislative session."
In an hours-long session on March 14, the Texas House’s Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee heard arguments both for and against concealed carry on college campuses.
The lawmakers who authored the bills, all Republicans, have expressed sentiments that the legislation would be in students’ best interest. We disagree.
A new arrangement between Austin Community College and UT-Austin will grant students meeting minimum eligibility requirements at ACC automatic admission to UT, starting fall 2013.
When the Texas Student Media board of trustees meets today, its members should not curtail the number of days The Daily Texan is printed, as has been proposed.
"Measures to educate and inform drivers, though necessary, are not enough. Perry’s appeal to ideologues who contend that texting while driving is a personal freedom worth protecting threatens the safety of all Texans."
The editorial board sent questionnaires to Student Government Executive Alliance candidates and those seeking positions as University-wide representatives. Their answers were reviewed blindly, and endorsement decisions were derived solely from candidates’ written responses.