Posts Tagged John Sharp

Texas A&M students form group to oppose outsourcing at the university

By | 04.12.12 | 7:31 am

Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp is looking to save money through outsourcing, and a group of Texas A&M University students plan to rally the student body in opposition.
The Texas Tribune reports More… that Sharp is seeking bidders to outsource food services, janitorial services, building maintenance and landscaping. Those

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Perry ally Kimbrough abruptly fired by new Texas A&M Chancellor Sharp

By | 09.22.11 | 1:03 pm

An email from new chancellor John Sharp Wednesday, surprised A&M System office employees with the news that Sharp’s predecessor, the number-two man in the system, was being fired:

Subject: Deputy Chancellor
I have decided that the position of Deputy Chancellor is not necessary to meet the needs of the Office More…

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New A&M chancellor Sharp, praised for crossover appeal, has deep ties to Perry allies

By | 08.19.11 | 2:41 pm

As The Texas Independent reported earlier this week, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents voted unanimously to name former Texas Comptroller John Sharp More… as its sole finalist for Texas A&M University System Chancellor, a job he can start in less than three weeks.

GOP U.S. Senate candidates address tea partiers in Houston

By | 06.24.11 | 1:02 pm

In the first of a series of forums hosted by tea partiers across Texas, six U.S. GOP Senate candidates vying to win the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Kay Bailey Hutchison fielded questions – ranging from entitlement reform to whether or not a mosque should be built at Ground More…

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GOP U.S. Senate candidates to participate in series of tea party-led forums, organizer says

By | 06.10.11 | 11:51 am | The Texas Independent

Nearly all of the GOP candidates for U.S. Senate have agreed to subject themselves to tea partiers’ scrutiny during a series of six candidate forums being organized by local conservative groups across Texas.
Spearheaded by Austin-based New Revolution Now (NRN), the “Tour of Texas Senatorial Forums More…” kicks off

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Republicans lead multiple match-ups for 2012 Texas Senate seat

By | 01.18.11 | 3:39 pm | Texas

The candidates are just beginning to position themselves, but a new survey More… from Public Policy Polling indicates that no matter which Republican wins the party’s nomination to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in 2012, the GOP is likely to maintain the seat.
A poll conducted between Jan.

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TX: Sharp’s U.S. Senate bid still alive, just on hold

By Patrick Brendel | 07.29.10 | 5:51 pm | Texas

Democrat John Sharp’s bid for the U.S. Senate is still very much alive–it’s just on hold for awhile, the former Texas Comptroller said today, in response to a Texas Independent story More… published Monday.
Sharp said his campaign sent out a news release in April — shortly after incumbent Kay Bailey

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Democrat John Sharp appears to have shut down potential U.S. Senate bid

By Patrick Brendel | 07.26.10 | 5:25 pm | Texas

More…Former Texas Comptroller John Sharp appears to have pulled the plug on his potential bid for U.S. Senate, emptying his campaign account and taking his campaign website offline.