Tag Archives: University of Texas

LinkSwarm for June 17, 2016

Today is a quadruple witching hour for markets, so try not to freak out if there’s more than the usual market volatility today. “Obama Is Bringing 100 Syrian Refugees Into U.S. Every Day.” And Syrian refugees are blowing big holes … Continue reading →

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Other UT Regents Back Wallace Hall Lawsuit

Here’s an update on the University of Texas admissions scandal and their continuing attempt to stonewall regent Wallace Hall. Regents Alex Cranberg and Brenda Pejovich and former chairmen Charles Miller and Gene Powell filed a friend-of-the-court brief last week backing … Continue reading →

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UT, A&M Bid on Running Sandia Nuke Lab

Well, this is interesting: UT and A&M are part of a consortium bidding to help run Sandia nuclear weapons lab: A consortium that includes the Texas A&M University System and the University of Texas System announced Tuesday that it will … Continue reading →

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Where The Gun Owners Are In Texas

This nifty little map shows you where CHL/LTC owners are in Texas by zip code. Hint: Everywhere. Liberals in big cities should just get over their hyperventilating that a lawfully armed citizen might be somewhere near them, since the map … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for November 2, 2014

California continues to suffer from drought while central Texas just suffered through torrential rains. Time for another Texas vs. California update: Texas Adds 26,600 Jobs in September. Texas and Florida rank at the top of education index for biggest states, … Continue reading →

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Wallace Hall/Joe Straus Update

Got a bunch of links building up concerning Wallace Hall, Joe Straus and related topics that I’m just going to shotgun out here: UT reforms admissions process so it can only admit unqualified, well-connected students if it really, really wants … Continue reading →

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UT Admissions Scandal 10X Worse Than Previously Admitted

We’ve known, from the drips and dabs that slipped out, that the UT admissions scandal was worse than the Kroll report actually let on. But we didn’t know it was ten times worse: At least 764 applicants initially denied admission … Continue reading →

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Kroll Report Whitewashed Low LSAT Scores at UT Law

Remember the Kroll Report, the look into the University of Texas’ system of preferential admissions for unqualified friends and relatives of the well-connected? The one that showed UT Regent Wallace Hall was right and his critics were wrong? Now it … Continue reading →

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Wallace Hall Fires Back at Straus

After the grand jury failed to indict him, Wallace Hall fired back at Texas House Speaker Joe Straus: “The campaign by Speaker (Joe) Straus, Representative (Dan) Flynn and Senator (Kel) Seliger to criminalize my service as a Regent constitutes abuse … Continue reading →

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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Wallace Hall

That should be the headline as yet another establishment attempt to punish UT regent Wallace Hall for the crime of actually doing his job fails. Or, if you prefer: “Wallace Hall: More Honest Than a Ham Sandwich.” But chances are … Continue reading →

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