Texas is Now a Campus Carry State. Here’s What You Need to Know.
The new state law allowing guns inside college buildings went into effect Monday. Here’s a rundown of what that means for people on campus. Full Story
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Matthew Watkins began serving as editor in chief of the Tribune in September 2024. Matthew is a Texas native, born in Houston and raised in Austin. He attended public schools and graduated from Texas A&M University. He’s spent nearly two decades in Texas journalism, and previously worked at The Eagle in Bryan-College Station and The Dallas Morning News. Matthew joined the Tribune in 2015 has held various roles, including higher education reporter, breaking news editor and politics editor. As a managing editor, Matthew has guided the Tribune’s award-winning journalism and other reporting of statewide significance, including coverage of elections and legislative sessions to major breaking news and ambitious storytelling about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Texas-Mexico border, the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, the impeachment of Texas attorney general and battles over public education. He lives in Austin with his wife, Susan, and their two children.
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Only One Private Texas University Adopting Campus Carry
Starting Monday, licensed college students, faculty and visitors across Texas will be allowed to carry their concealed guns into campus buildings thanks to a new state law. But that right will be mostly limited to public schools. Full Story
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At UT, Debut of Texas Gun Law Intersects with Tower Shooting Anniversary
Aug. 1 is an important day on the University of Texas at Austin campus for two reasons: It’s the first day people will be allowed to carry guns into Texas university buildings, and it’s the 50th anniversary of the UT Tower shooting. Full Story
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The Armed Civilian Who Helped Stop UT’s Tower Sniper 50 Years Ago
When Charles Whitman went to the top of the University of Texas Tower and started shooting on Aug. 1, 1966, dozens of people grabbed their rifles and tried to stop him. But only Allen Crum made it to the top of the tower with police that day. Full Story
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Top Texas Leaders Tweet Support for UH in the Big 12
The University of Houston has been clamoring for months, if not years, for a spot in the Big 12 Conference. On Thursday, it received some powerful support. Full Story
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Agency Staff: Texas Doesn't Need Any More Traditional Veterinary Schools
The staff of Texas' higher education oversight agency sees no need for a new traditional veterinary school in the state, according to a draft report on the issue. Full Story
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Three of the Top Four Highest Paid University Executives are Texans
A report released Sunday by the Chronicle of Higher Education looking at executive pay shows that for public college presidents and chancellors, it pays to work in Texas. Full Story
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Provost Confirmed as Next Texas Tech President
Lawrence Schovanec, a longtime Texas Tech University faculty member who is the current provost, has been named the next president of the school. Full Story
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Texas Attorney General Calls Professors' Campus Carry Lawsuit "Baseless"
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is calling a lawsuit filed by three University of Texas at Austin professors in an effort to block the state's new campus carry law "baseless" and said he plans to "vigorously defend it." Full Story
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After Court Win, Fenves Says UT Will Re-Examine Admissions Policies
The University of Texas at Austin's long legal fight over race and admissions is over. But in his first extended interview about the case, President Greg Fenves says the school is now ready to review its policies and possibly make changes. Full Story
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