A bill filed in the Texas House of Representatives aims to extend the jurisdiction of search warrants for DUI blood samples signed by municipal judges.
The Senate on Tuesday passed the measure after Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis withdrew an amendment that sought to tack on $400 million more in public education spending. Republican Sen. Tommy Williams, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, told Davis that conversation needs to wait for another spending bill.
Texas lawmakers are considering legislation that would lower the number of credit hours necessary to receive an associate degree after students transfer from community colleges to universities.
Texas Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, encourages attendees at the 2013 African American Legislative Summit to give back to the community and "make things better for all of our young people."
Faculty from UT and Texas A&M express concern over the push for increasing graduation rates. They fear that the quality of education students receive may suffer.
