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UT System launches interactive salary and debt database

2014-01-16T22:09:25-06:00

By Reeve Hamilton The Texas Tribune Originally published Jan. 16, 2014 Touting it as a first-of-its-kind higher ed gadget, the University of Texas System on Thursday launched a new interactive website that includes salary and debt information for graduates of its institutions after one year and five years in the workforce. The new tool, seekUT, allows the public — including prospective students and their families — to access data on the experiences of graduates who are working full time in Texas after earning bachelor’s degrees from UT institutions between 2007 and 2011. UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa issued a statement saying [...]

UT System launches interactive salary and debt database2014-01-16T22:09:25-06:00

Documents in sheriff’s deputy shooting death unavailable

2014-01-14T15:22:02-06:00

By Andrea Salazar The Eagle Originally published Jan. 10, 2014 Three weeks after the shooting death of a Burleson County Sheriff's Deputy, it is unclear where the documents detailing the incident are. During phone calls placed by The Eagle in the past week, representatives of the Burleson County Sheriff's Office, the district attorney, the district clerk, the Texas Department of Public Safety and District Judge Reva Towslee Corbett's office claimed the documents were not in their possession. Sgt. Investigator Adam Sowders, 31, was killed Dec. 19 while serving a search warrant at a mobile home near Snook. Henry Goedrich Magee, 28, [...]

Documents in sheriff’s deputy shooting death unavailable2014-01-14T15:22:02-06:00

Texas Supreme Court to consider online defamation case

2014-01-08T18:18:58-06:00

By Alexa Ura The Texas Tribune Originally published Jan. 8, 2014 Robert Kinney says his former boss wrote false and defamatory things about him online, and he wants the state's highest civil court to order the remarks be deleted. In a case that could have far-reaching effects on individual freedom to post online, the Texas Supreme Court will hear arguments from both sides on Thursday about whether the Texas Constitution allows the court to force Kinney's former boss to unpublish negative postings about his former employee. The case pits Austin businessman Robert Kinney, against his former employer, Andrew Harrison Barnes. Kinney argues that [...]

Texas Supreme Court to consider online defamation case2014-01-08T18:18:58-06:00

Charter school board member sues, claiming open meetings violation

2014-01-14T23:31:12-06:00

By Jeff Mosier The Dallas Morning News Originally published Jan. 7, 2014 A Prime Prep Academy board member has filed a lawsuit accusing the board chairman and the school’s sponsoring nonprofit of violating state open meetings laws. The lawsuit, filed the week before Christmas, seeks to overturn the board’s votes to suspend executive director Kimberly Carlisle and to appoint former Dallas ISD trustee Ron Price as interim superintendent. Plaintiff Okey Akpom is also seeking up to $100,000 for several alleged violations, including meeting without a quorum and without proper notice. The charter school co-founded by football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders [...]

Charter school board member sues, claiming open meetings violation2014-01-14T23:31:12-06:00

State Bar seeks Texas Gavel Awards entries

2014-01-07T19:04:58-06:00

The State Bar of Texas began seeking entries Tuesday for its 2014 Gavel Awards, which recognize excellence in legal reporting. The prestigious awards will be presented Sept. 12 in Austin during the annual conference of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. Entries will be accepted in print, broadcast and online categories until April 1. Submissions are for journalism produced in the 2013 calendar year. "Excellent journalism about our laws and legal system is essential to an informed citizenry and a well-functioning democracy," said Rudy England, chair of the State Bar's Public Affairs Committee. "The quality of life of every individual [...]

State Bar seeks Texas Gavel Awards entries2014-01-07T19:04:58-06:00

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