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Paul L. Foster School of Medicine Appropriation Riders Paul L. Foster School of Medicine Appropriation Riders

Appropriation Riders Submitted for the Texas Tech Medical School Funding approved... Read More...

Texas Medical Center Ribbon Cutting Texas Medical Center Ribbon Cutting

Texas Tech University Chancellor thanks Representative Chavez for her efforts... Read More...

EPT- Reveles Acosta: Road work on Alameda near medical center still on EPT- Reveles Acosta: Road work on Alameda near medical center still on

City of El Paso/MCA Foundation: MCA Master Plan   Gustavo Reveles Acosta: Road... Read More...

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Tuition Revenue Bonds

What are Tuition Revenue Bonds? What are Tuition Revenue Bonds?

Universities and health related institutions issue tuition revenue bonds (TRBs) for... Read More...

Did University of North Texas Dallas College of Law get TRB’s?

NO!  Click here to see how they got the building.    Read More →

University of North Texas System to form Dallas College of Law University of North Texas System to form Dallas College of Law

S.B No. 956 Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by... Read More...

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State Board of Education

HISTORICAL FIGURES IN SOCIAL STUDIES TEKS DRAFT – OCTOBER 17, 2009 HISTORICAL FIGURES IN SOCIAL STUDIES TEKS DRAFT – OCTOBER 17, 2009

Adobe PDF Historical Figures Oct 2009 as per SBOE Black = In Current TEKS and 10/17/09 Draft; Green = Recommended Additions; Red = Recommended Deletions  Historical figures listed alphabetically by last name    Read More →

El Paso Times- TX Capitol Report Blog: Teaching more about Latinos El Paso Times- TX Capitol Report Blog: Teaching more about Latinos

November 19, 2009 Teaching more about Latinos State Rep. Norma Chavez told Texas education officials Wednesday that Hispanics deserve a more prominent role in the state’s social studies curriculum. And, she said, members of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus will be watching as the State Board of Education continues to define the curriculum... [Read More...]

Hispanic historical figures get short shrift, legislator and education board member say. Hispanic historical figures get short shrift, legislator and education board member say.

Critics: Not enough Latinos in proposed school curriculum Hispanic historical figures get short shrift, legislator and education board member say. By Kate Alexander AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Thursday, November 19, 2009 Frustration over the dearth of Latinos in Texas’ proposed social studies curriculum standards bubbled over at the State Board... [Read More...]

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