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Texas Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo)

Sen. Zaffirini condemns higher ed reforms promoted by UT System Chair Powell

By | 05.03.11 | 1:05 pm

State Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo), chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee and leading critic of recent higher education reforms, released a statement today expressing her vehement disagreement with the goals outlined by chair of the University of Texas System Board of Regents, made public in an article published by More…

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Sen. Zaffirini seeking all information on contentious higher ed proposals

By Mary Lee Grant | 04.27.11 | 11:03 am | The Texas Independent

More…The chair of the Senate Committee on Higher Education has filed a comprehensive public information request for documents related to university proposals created by an ally of Gov. Rick Perry and pushed by the governor. Preliminary responses to the request have already yielded new evidence of the governor’s office pressuring