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In lawsuit settlement, Texas Tech’s med school promises it won’t consider race in admissions

By Jessica Priest, The Texas TribuneMarch 13, 2025March 14, 2025

A group led by Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff, is claiming victory after it got a commitment from Texas Tech’s medical school not to consider race in admission decisions, which the school continues to deny ever doing.

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Texas Southern University asks for $120 million to replace aging law school

By Jessica Priest, The Texas TribuneMarch 13, 2025March 14, 2025

Texas Southern University is asking lawmakers for $120 million to replace its law school building after the organization that sets standards for law schools deemed it unsafe and ill-suited to serve students with disabilities.

Posted inFort Worth

UTA professor’s work in historically Black Fort Worth neighborhood reminds her of home

By Letora AndersonMarch 8, 2025March 14, 2025

Letora Anderson is an assistant professor in landscape architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington. Anderson writes about her experience developing relationships with residents living at Garden of Eden.

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