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Texas revamps Narcan distribution following delays, unpredictable supply
Texas has tapped more than $45 million in federal funds to get the overdose-reversing drug into the hands of law enforcement, members of the public. But the program has been plagued by supply issues, delays and lack of communication.
Two-thirds of board members overseeing Texas public universities are Abbott donors. They’re not shy about wielding influence.
High-money donors are concentrated on larger boards, including those of the University of Texas System and Texas A&M University System.
College-bound Uvalde students grapple with leaving a hometown in mourning
The students worry how the tragedy will define them in their new environments and struggle with guilt about the people they’re leaving behind.
UT Austin will allow students to live together on campus regardless of gender or sexual identity
The two-year pilot program comes after at least 15 years of students asking for the change. It will allow UT-Austin students to live together in certain residence halls with students of any gender or sexual identity.
UT System creates $300 million endowment to help seven universities expand free tuition programs
The endowment will increase the number of students who qualify for free tuition and fees at UT-Arlington, UT-Dallas, UT-El Paso, UT-Permian Basin, UT-Rio Grande Valley, UT-San Antonio and UT-Tyler.
UTSA and Baylor become the latest Texas universities to achieve Carnegie Tier One research status
The Carnegie R1 status is the highest designation for research universities in the country and is viewed as an important step to recruit high-quality faculty and obtain more prestigious research grants.
UTSA stopped displaying the ‘Come and Take it’ flag at football games and now faces criticism from its Board of Regents
UTSA decided to end the six-year tradition because the phrase had become “incongruent” with the university’s values and it did not want to become embroiled in a divisive issue.
Popular college town taco chain opens up new location in San Antonio
In several college towns, “Fuego Tortilla Grill” has served as a 24-hour spot where students can get chips, queso and one of their many unique taco combinations.
MacKenzie Scott donates more than $100 million to Texas universities and community colleges
That includes $40 million to the University of Texas at San Antonio, which the university plans to use to boost student enrollment, retention and graduation rates at the Hispanic-serving institution.
A year later and no arrests in murder of 20-year-old San Antonio man
Published: May 26, 2020, 4:35 am Updated: May 26, 2020, 8:39 amSAN ANTONIO – It was early on May 26, 2019, when Delvin Scott was shot and killed in a parking lot of an apartment complex near the University of Texas-San Antonio. When police arrived at the scene on Chase Hill Boulevard they found Scott shot in the chest in the parking lot. Man police say was fatally shot after college party identifiedScott had been at a college party at the Maverick Creek Villas and according to police, the shooting apparently stemmed from an argument that took place during the party. Mother of murder victim praying for justice, says she forgives son’s killerNobody was ever able to describe who the possible shooter was. If you have any information that would lead to an arrest, you are urged to call Crime Stoppers at 210-224-STOP (7867).