8 Months Ago, Star-Telegram.com says (in Voters to decide on Tier 1 funding in November)  TX
By GENE TRAINOR Voters statewide will have a say in whether Texas develops more top research universities on the level of the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University in College Station. A referendum on the state's November ballot will ...

9 Months Ago, Austin American-Statesman says (in Can golfers, residents 'Save Muny'?)  TX
But with state financial support in decline as a percentage of UT-Austin's budget and a desire to elevate the university's status even higher among American universities, the regents seem more determined than ever to extract more income out of the ...

And NOLA.com says (in Texas students get taste of history and culture in New Orleans ... - The Times-Picayune) For the past three days, the students from the University of Texas at Austin have gained insights about their chosen field by examining the methods of archivists at three New Orleans institutions. The students visited the Historic New Orleans ...

12 Months Ago, the University of Texas at Austin says (in Outstanding Teachers from Texas High Schools to Receive Texas Exes ...)  TX
AUSTIN, Texas — Ten high school and two elementary teachers from throughout Texas will receive the 2009 Texas Exes Teaching Award for Outstanding Teachers given by The University of Texas at Austin's alumni association, the Texas Exes. ...