Texas: University Of Houston

September 21, 2009 - 09:41 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Time for a forum in Clear Lake for Mayor of Houston!


We will have margaritas afterward at a nearby restaurant.

Mayoral Forum Still on at the University of Houston – Clear Lake
The Bay Area Association of Democratic (BAAD) Women put on an excellent forum last week for Houston City Council at-large candidates. The BAAD Women surveyed area groups to determine the most important issues to residents and the queried the candidates on those subjects. This week, the BAAD Women are hosting the Houston mayoral candidates and City Council District E candidates for a similar event.

Although the Houston Chronicle reported that mayoral candidates have canceled some forums around town, the forum here is still on! The event is from 6:30-9 p.

June 28, 2009 - 08:48 am
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

College tuition increases again.

The Citizen had a great article on the upcoming college tuition increases in the area. but first:

A bit of history
Prior to 2003, the Texas Legislature had the regulatory authority to set tuition rates, generally mandating that the same statutory and designated tuition rate be charged across the state. In 2003 the 78th Legislature passed HB 3015, amending TEC §54.0513 to allow governing boards of public universities to set different designated tuition rates. There is no upper limit on the amount of designated tuition that a university may charge and the amounts may vary by program, course level, and academic period. Tuition deregulation became effective September 1, 2003, and universities began increasing designated tuition in spring 2004
The results? (based on 2007 rates)
In short, we got screwed with deregulation again.

March 3, 2009 - 06:50 pm

Cap Wrap - Salvia and Sobriety Tests

Today, at the Capitol ...

- The House Environmental Regulation Committee may have something to say about that old computer you're about to trash - a bill by Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, would require businesses to record any electronic waste shipped internationally. They're scheduled to discuss that bill, and several others, at a meeting soon after the House adjourns.

- The House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee is considering banning salvia for minors, adding it to the "Penalty 3 Group" of controlled substances. That hearing, which also includes measures aimed at registered sex offenders, begins at 2 this afternoon.

- Some Representatives, including Waxahachie Rep. Jim Pitts and Plano Rep.