Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune
Kate McGee covers higher education for The Texas Tribune.
Elon Musk Plans to Open a New University in Austin
The Tesla CEO and Texas resident’s charitable foundation filed an application to create the new school “dedicated to education at the highest levels.”
Texas transplant...
Senators Begin Deliberating AG’s Fate on 16 Articles of Impeachment
The impeachment case against suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton has gone to the jury. Texas Senators will vote on 16 articles of impeachment. He...
West Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler Faces No-confidence Vote From Faculty After Canceling...
West Texas A&M University faculty leaders have called for a vote of no confidence this week to condemn President Walter Wendler less than a...
Texas Senate Approves Bill Barring Professors From “Compelling” Students To Adopt Certain Political Beliefs
The Texas Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill that would prohibit a college or university professor from “compelling” a student to adopt...
Texas A&M University System Bans Diversity Statements From Job Applications
Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp has directed leaders of its 11 universities and eight agencies to stop asking job candidates for statements...
Gov. Greg Abbott Tells State Agencies To Stop Considering Diversity In Hiring
Gov. Greg Abbott’s office is warning state agency and public university leaders this week that the use of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives —...
UT-Austin Blocks Access To TikTok On Campus Wi-Fi Networks
The University of Texas at Austin has blocked access to the video-sharing app TikTok on its Wi-Fi and wired networks in response to Gov....
Two-Thirds Of Board Members Overseeing Texas Public Universities Are Abbott Donors. They’re Not Shy...
In 2017, state Rep. Lyle Larson authored a bill to block any governor from appointing someone to a state board or commission who had...
Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Could Lower Debt For More Than Half Of Texas...
A’Naiya Vavis graduated from Texas State University four years ago with $14,000 in student loan debt, and her $180 monthly payment to the federal...
Texas Gubernatorial Race Between Abbott And O’Rourke Tightens, According To First Poll Since Uvalde...
A new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday shows the Texas gubernatorial race has tightened between Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic nominee Beto O’Rourke in...
