UT System Pushing 4-Year Tuition Option
UT System regents on Thursday ordered their campuses to offer students a four-year, fixed-rate tuition option by fall of 2014 to encourage them to graduate on time.
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UT System regents on Thursday ordered their campuses to offer students a four-year, fixed-rate tuition option by fall of 2014 to encourage them to graduate on time.
Texas transportation officials are scheduled to give lawmakers a road map for the challenges the state faces in keeping up an aging highway system to move its growing population.
Gov. Rick Perry is visiting California, and he hopes to return home with more than a souvenir. He starts meeting with business leaders on Monday, trying to get them to move to Texas.
When it comes to jobs, the Lone Star State for years has far outshined California, the Golden State.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is heading to California to meet with business owners and promote Texas' favorable job creation climate.
Republican and Democratic senators grilled the governor's director of economic development on Wednesday, questioning how many jobs have actually been created by two incentive funds and whether they are adequately monitored.
There were hopes that Boy Scouts officials would vote today on changing the policy excluding gay members and leaders. But late Wednesday morning, the Scouts announced that they are delaying a decision because "more deliberation is needed."
The Texas House and Senate Natural Resources Committees will be holding a joint hearing on the ongoing drought and the status of the state water plan.
Texas Governor Rick Perry is airing radio ads in California to convince companies there to relocate to the Lone Star state.
A new report shows that Gov. Rick Perry's pet fund for high-tech startups in Texas is leaving room for $6 million in potential losses due to troubled investments.
The Boys Scouts of America, based in Irving, is considering an about face on it's longstanding ban on openly gay scouts and leaders.
Gov. Rick Perry said emphatically Saturday that the Boy Scouts of America shouldn't soften its strict no-gays membership policy, and suggested that bending the organization to the whims of popular culture is wrong.
Addressing the State Board of Education on Friday, Gov. Rick Perry called for increasing the number of public charter schools in Texas and lauded a voucher plan.
Texans for the Arts will be lobbying lawmakers for continued funding for the Texas Commission on the Arts in the next budget cycle.
Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that Attorney General Greg Abbott has agreed not to challenge him in the 2014 Republican primary if Perry chooses to seek re-election.
Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst are to address the Texas Association of Business as they continue pressing for spending some of the state's reserves.
Governor Rick Perry presented a glowing assessment of the Texas economy Tuesday and said there was more than enough money in the state's Rainy Day fund for a one-time, $3.7 billion-investment in water and transportation upgrades while also cutting taxes.
Gov. Rick Perry will use his State of the State address to call for amending the Texas Constitution to allow the state to return tax money it collects but doesn't spend back to citizens.
An estimated 3,000 people have marched on the state Capitol for an anti-abortion rally to mark the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.
Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams told the Senate Finance Committee that it was premature to discuss public school funding until its court case is settled.
Gov. Rick Perry has told lawmakers that he expects more anti-abortion laws during the 2013 session to work toward his goal "to make abortion at any stage a thing of the past."
The comptroller has laid out the revenue numbers, Republican lawmakers have introduced budget proposals and Democrats and lobbyists have compiled lists of demands. Let the budget battle begin.
There could soon be a battle to become Texas' next Governor. This June, both Governor Rick Perry and Attorney General Greg Abbott will likely announce whether they will run, and as a result, face each other in a Republican primary.
Republican legislative leaders in Texas are calling for modest increases in spending for public schools and the overall budget for 2014-15.
CBS 11 News sat down for an exclusive interview with Governor Rick Perry. The first question on the list: how to improve a $3 billion program approved by voters, with the goal of finding cures for cancer.
Courtney Getz was arrested in Arlington on Tuesday by the U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force.
As standard practice, the military makes public identifications 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.
Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, formed Wednesday off the Gulf Coast of Texas.
England soccer fans were forced to leave a packed Dallas pub ahead of the team's World Cup opener against Croatia.
Investigators said two suspects were shooting at each other when the victim was struck.
Courtney Getz was arrested in Arlington on Tuesday by the U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force.
As standard practice, the military makes public identifications 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.
Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, formed Wednesday off the Gulf Coast of Texas.
England soccer fans were forced to leave a packed Dallas pub ahead of the team's World Cup opener against Croatia.
Investigators said two suspects were shooting at each other when the victim was struck.
Federal officials are warning that one of the world's largest sporting events could bring more than soccer fans.
Donald Mercer was sentenced to 300 days behind bars for soliciting sex from a woman he arrested.
While FIFA is expected to make billions on the tournament, local cities are spending millions to host.
Drivers towed from a Fort Worth CVS may be eligible for refunds after an I-Team investigation found questions over whether the tow company had authorization to operate in the lot.
Before striking a pipeline, causing a natural gas leak and subsequent explosion, an engineering firm did follow proper protocol to begin work at a Dallas apartment building.
Retired staff sergeant Wilmer Trujillo, who served roughly 20 years in the U.S. Army and the Texas National Guard, is asking ICE to release his wife of six years.
The FBI said it disrupted an attempt to attack Sunday's UFC America 250 event at the White House, with court records detailing an alleged plot to use small drones carrying explosives.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week extended training for new officers and mandated additional instruction for those onboarded under a shortened Trump administration academy process that has now been scrapped, according to an internal agency memo obtained by CBS News.
Gina Hinojosa was in North Texas launching Team Texas Public Schools. Hinojosa told our Eye on Politics reporter Jack Fink about the effort to make education one of the big campaign issues ahead of the election. She is facing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who is seeking his fourth term in November.
Former Dallas mayors Laura Miller and Tom Leppert share their thoughts on what should happen to Dallas City Hall.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
The most recent week of data from Dallas County Health and Human Services shows a 50% increase in positive flu cases.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
Despite the costs and rules, fans are excited for the World Cup madness that's finally taking off.
After sharing management of the arena for decades, the Mavericks are now in full control.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
Expensive tickets, trouble getting visas and anti-American sentiment may all be contributing to underwhelming demand.
Herring said that in the year before tariffs, used car sales were just under half of his business at his dealership in Irving; Now, they are nearly 75 percent.
England soccer fans were forced to leave a packed Dallas pub ahead of the team's World Cup opener against Croatia.
England and Croatia will face off in their first match of the tournament on Wednesday afternoon.
Lionel Messi tied the Men's World Cup goals record with his first World Cup hat trick as Argentina topped Algeria.
Trevor Larnach led off the game with a home run, Kody Clemens added a three-run shot and the Minnesota Twins clinched another series in Texas with an 12-2 victory over the Rangers.
"It's football first," said Pickens.
Lionel Messi tied the Men's World Cup goals record with his first World Cup hat trick as Argentina topped Algeria.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Creative minds are coming together in North Texas.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at age 75.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
