Texas Tech's New President Wants University to be Elite
In an interview, Texas Tech University's new president describes his vision for the school, his love for Lubbock and the future of the Big 12. Full Story
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Show Us What Campus Carry Looks Like at Your College
The Texas Tribune wants to see what your college campus looks like now that campus carry is legal in Texas. Are there any visible changes? Or is it business as usual? Full Story
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UT-Austin Students Snatch Up Free Dildos for Gun Protest
Cocks Not Glocks, a UT-Austin group formed in response to legislation allowing concealed handguns on college campuses, passed out thousands of multicolored sex toys Tuesday evening in preparation for a Wednesday protest rally. Full Story
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How UNT-Dallas' Grand Law School Experiment Could Be Overruled
The University of North Texas at Dallas wants to be a different kind of law school. But could the system that it hopes to change bring it down before it fully gets up and running? Full Story
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Judge Denies UT-Austin Professors' Attempt to Block Campus Carry
A federal judge has denied three University of Texas at Austin professors’ initial attempt to keep guns out of their classrooms under the state’s campus carry law. Full Story
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![Pascale Bos, an associate professor at UT Austin, walks over desks after pinning up a "Books not bullets" sign at a peace and wellness workshop organized by Gun-Free UT and held in a UT Austin classroom on Aug. 1, 2016, the day Texas' "campus carry" law went into effect and the 50th anniversary of the mass shooting that occurred on the UT campus.]()
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After Athletics Scandal, Ken Starr Leaves Baylor Faculty
Months after he was removed as school president, Ken Starr's time at Baylor University is officially over. Full Story
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Seattle Seahawks to Stop Using "12th Man" on Social Media, Texas A&M Says
Texas A&M University has reached a new deal with the Seattle Seahawks to allow the NFL team to continue using the phrase "12th Man." There will be new restrictions on the use of the trademarked slogan, however. Full Story
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Texas Tech to Begin Offering Degrees From a New Costa Rica Campus
Texas Tech University plans to open a branch campus in Costa Rica in 2018. Students there will be able to earn degrees in engineering, mathematics and other fields. Full Story
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Inside UH's Political Push to Join the Big 12
The University of Houston has been burned before when it comes to the politics of college sports realignment. This time, its supporters are lobbying the state's top politicians for some help winning an invitation to the Big 12. Full Story
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Texas Colleges Lag in Mental Health Services
Students who need help dealing with depression, anxiety and other mental health issues often must wait weeks to see a counselor at Texas' major public universities. Full Story
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Texas, UT Ask Judge to Throw Out Lawsuit Challenging Campus Carry
The Texas Attorney General's Office and University of Texas at Austin administrators on Monday asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit by three UT-Austin professors that seeks to block implementation of the state's new campus carry law. Full Story
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Paxton Says "Frivolous" Campus Carry Lawsuit Has No Merit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday called a lawsuit brought by three University of Texas at Austin professors against the state’s campus carry law “frivolous” and said the professors have no valid reasons for opposing guns on campus. Full Story
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Quiet Unease Marks Campus Carry Debut in Texas
On Monday at the University of Texas at Austin, there were few obvious signs that a new state law had taken effect allowing guns in university buildings. But some students and faculty members said the new law left them unsettled. Full Story
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UT Students, Faculty: Campus Carry Timing an "Ironic Coincidence"
A new law allowing concealed handgun license holders to carry their weapons on state university campuses statewide takes effect Monday, the same day that marks 50 years since a student opened fire from the University of Texas Tower. Full Story
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At Ceremony Marking 50th Anniversary of UT Tower Shooting, No Mention of Campus Carry
In the sweltering heat Monday, hundreds of mourners gathered in the shadow of the University of Texas Tower to honor the 16 people killed and dozens wounded during Charles Whitman’s shooting rampage exactly 50 years earlier. Full Story
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Mississippi High School Losing Longhorn, Keeping Aggie Name
At UT-Austin's request, a Mississippi high school will lose its longhorn logo. But it will keep its Aggie nickname and maroon and white colors, which school district officials called "a freak coincidence." Full Story
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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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Out of the Blue: 50 Years After the UT Tower Shooting (Audio)
When a shooter took aim at the University of Texas of Austin campus from the top of the UT Tower on Aug. 1, 1966, no one had any reference point for such an attack. The Texas Standard spoke to people who were there that day. Full Story
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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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After Tower Shooting, UT Pioneered Services to Heal and Defend Campuses
Before the UT tower shooting, a mass public shooting at a school campus was unheard of. The events of the summer of 1966 forever changed how schools handle emergencies and address tragedies. Full Story
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