House transparency committee concludes grounds exist for regent’s impeachment

2014-05-13T12:52:01-05:00

By Madlin Mekelburg, Jacob Kerr and Jordan Rudner The Daily Texan Originally published May 12, 2014 Updated (2:56 p.m.): In a statement distributed by attorney Allan Van Fleet, Regent Wallace Hall said his impeachment would not solve the problems he has identified at UT System institutions. "When a Board encounters problems, coverups, and intransigence at a taxpayer-funded institution, is the proper response to hold those who are responsible accountable, or to impeach the board member?" Hall said in his statement. “If the Transparency Committee desires transparency, it should not seek ways to interfere with investigations that would expose improper conduct at the [...]