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Report: UT regent might have broken the law

2014-04-09T18:21:28-05:00

By Nolan Hicks San Antonio Express-News Originally published April 7, 2014 SAN ANTONIO — University of Texas Regent Wallace Hall likely committed impeachable offenses — including abusing his office and possibly breaking state and federal law — in his campaign to oust University of Texas at Austin president Bill Powers, according to a draft report prepared for the Texas House committee investigating Hall.   The 176-page draft, made available to committee members Friday and obtained by the San Antonio Express-News, alleges Hall leaked confidential student information in apparent violation of state and federal law in an attempt to silence critics in [...]

Report: UT regent might have broken the law2014-04-09T18:21:28-05:00

Fight over UT’s Powers buried university in records requests

2014-01-14T23:32:52-06:00

By David Barer The Dallas Morning News Originally published Jan. 5, 2014 AUSTIN — A University of Texas System regent’s requests for hundreds of thousands of documents from UT-Austin sparked accusations of a witch hunt against the school’s president. But the avalanche of demands on UT had only begun. Wallace Hall’s requests totaled 800,000 records, and university officials have said they felt besieged and had difficulty complying. Documents have to be reviewed so personal information is redacted. But Hall’s request was followed by lawmakers, reporters, lobbyists and others wondering what he’d found, pushing the university to produce about 1 million pages [...]

Fight over UT’s Powers buried university in records requests2014-01-14T23:32:52-06:00

Lawmaker eyes access to UT regents’ computers

2013-11-05T15:46:41-06:00

By Reeve Hamilton The Texas Tribune Originally published Nov. 4, 2013 State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer believes that the investigation into whether a University of Texas System regent should be impeached could require a look at UT regents' personal computers, iPads and smartphones. In an Oct. 31 letter to Rusty Hardin, special counsel to the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations, Martinez Fischer — a committee member — submitted a request for an upcoming hearing to include a witness who could discuss the prospects for forensic examination of the personal devices of Wallace Hall and his fellow UT regents. Calls [...]

Lawmaker eyes access to UT regents’ computers2013-11-05T15:46:41-06:00

Perry defends regent’s records request

2014-01-13T13:32:25-06:00

By Jay Root The Texas Tribune Originally published Oct. 30, 2013 Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday called the ongoing impeachment investigation into University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall “extraordinary political theater,” and said his appointee’s quest for voluminous records from the University of Texas at Austin was justified.  A legislative committee is mulling whether to draw up articles of impeachment against Hall, who has been accused of overstepping the bounds of his authority by making burdensome requests of UT-Austin staff, misrepresenting information about himself on his application to be a regent and mishandling private student information. Hall and his attorneys have strongly [...]

Perry defends regent’s records request2014-01-13T13:32:25-06:00

UT-Austin Cancels Regent’s Records Requests

2013-09-30T20:24:12-05:00

By Reeve Hamilton, Texas Tribune Originally posted, 08.07.13 Over two dozen boxes containing open records requests from the University of Texas system have been retrieved for use by UT Austin. (Image source: Texas Tribune) Kevin Hegarty, the chief financial officer and custodian of records for the University of Texas at Austin, informed the University of Texas System on Monday that all pending records requests from embattled Regent Wallace Hall are considered “cancelled, effective immediately.” The House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations is in the process of investigating Hall’s behavior as a regent and considering whether or not to [...]

UT-Austin Cancels Regent’s Records Requests2013-09-30T20:24:12-05:00

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