Texas National Research University Fund Amendment Analysis
Editor notes present a Texas Legislative Council summary of Amendment 4 proposing a dedicated fund to elevate emerging Texas universities to national prominence. Supporters argue dormant HEF funds should back tier two campuses to retain graduates and boost research. opponents urge resource focus on the closest tier-one institutions and restraint on state spending.
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Texas Legislative Council
National Research University Fund
Higher
Texas
Permanent Higher Education Fund
HEF
University of Texas At Austin
Texas A&m University
Higher Education Fund
Heene hoax: mother says balloon saga was staged
Mayumi Heene admitted to deputies that the runaway helium balloon incident was a hoax designed to boost media attention. She said she and Richard Heene knew Falcon was hidden at the Fort Collins residence and instructed their children to lie. Richard Heene denies the hoax and awaits evidence.
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Denver
Mayumi Heene
Sheriff’s Deputies
Richard
Falcon
Fort Collins
Mayumi
Heene
Richard Heene
David Lane
Lee College Foundation aids nontraditional student success
Candie Solis, a Texas business owner with a high school diploma, returned to Lee College with foundation support. She credits the Dorothy Sayle Floyd and Jean Shepherd Honors scholarships for enabling her to pursue multiple degrees and graduate in 2010. The foundation funds, via auctions and galas, supported hundreds of students and awarded 205 scholarships totaling $205,000 last year.
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Lee College
Candie Solis
Texas
Solis
Lee
Lee College Foundation
Dorothy Sayle Floyd
Jean Shepherd
City council debates Wallisville expansion plan and safety
Mayor Stephen DonCarlos says the Wallisville expansion may jeopardize the project while Seegers argues the new turn lanes share existing infrastructure. Goose Creek ISD commits 1.1 million, Harris County 300 thousand, Baytown 100 thousand for a 1.2 million intersection fix slated to begin summer and bid before year end.
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Wallisville
Stephen DonCarlos
DonCarlos
Seegers
Goose Creek Consolidated
Harris County
Baytown
North Main
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