The proposed state budget does not take into consideration investments Texas should make to fund portions of the national health care reform law, said the associate director of a research group.
Texas can seem contradictory when it comes it energy conservation although the state produces the sixth highest amount of wind energy in the world, it also produces the seventh highest amount of carbon dioxide, said a UT geologist.
Higher education campuses in Texas have been designated gun-free zones for 15 years, but lawmakers will try again to change that this legislative session.
About 11.2 million undocumented immigrants lived in the United States in 2010 up from 11.1 million in 2009 according to a Pew Hispanic Center report.
Temperatures in the teens and strong winds didnt stop the crowd of more than 500 students that rallied at the Capitol in response to the proposed 30-percent budget cuts for community colleges in Texas.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott launched a campaign to promote financial literacy among college students and warned the group to avoid racking up excessive credit card fees.
This legislative session, students can keep their eyes on two higher education bills that could significantly alter how much textbooks cost in the coming semesters.
