Court upholds affirmative action ruling in education
The Supreme Court declined to hear Texas challenge to a law school affirmative action policy, keeping the issue unresolved as states wrestle with minority enrollment. The decision signals no immediate shift, with potential cases from the University of Michigan and broader public-college admissions under scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Uni
Michigan
High Court
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
UT Officials Vow To Persist In Diversity Efforts
UT officials in Austin expressed disappointment as the US Supreme Court refused to hear their challenge to the Hopwood ruling but pledged vigorous efforts to enroll students of all races. President Larry Faulkner said the court will likely decide future cases and urged continuing legal, creative approaches to serving Texas populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas Law
Douglas Laycock
Liz Barry
University of Michigan
Faulkner
Texas
Volcano Quiet After Eruption Fears Don’t Evaporate
In Legazpi Philippines Jim Perez, veteran of six eruptions, describes eerie quiet after Sunday lava fountains. Residents in the danger zone report no sounds as lava and house-sized rocks continue to surge from the cone amid darkness and fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legazpi
Philippines
Jim Perez
Odessa Mayor Hext Dies After Illness At 61
A wreath honors Odessa Mayor Bill Hext at City Hall as he dies at 61 after a stem cell transplant for 10 year non Hodgkin lymphoma. He passed away Wednesday at University of Washington Hospital in Seattle and funeral services are set for 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Bill Hext
University of Washington Hospital
Seattle
Hext
First Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Ector County pupils trail state TAAS averages
Ector County Independent School District students scored slightly lower on the TAAS test than Texas state averages as TEA data show. The district tested over 9,900 students across grades 3 8 and 10 in reading math writing and science with variations by grade and subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County Independent School District
Texas
Texas Education Agency
Austin
Ector County
Merita Hart
Hart
Flooding hits Texas Medical Center research units
A congressional tour of the damaged UT Health Science Center at Houston exposes wrecked labs from Tropical Storm Allison. About 4,000 lab animals and vast human samples were lost, threatening years of work on cancer AIDS and gene therapy as researchers scramble to salvage data and recreate studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas Medical Center
James Willerson
University of Texas Health Science Center At
Willerson
Medi
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rant
Mayon
Ligau
Manila
Paul Zoeller
Cal School
Ralph Feigin
Baylor College of Medicine
Kevin Brady
Fabian Nunez
United States
U.S. Capitol
Abby DR. Donohue
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!