The power of public university governing boards in Texas to fire campus presidents and otherwise control institutions of higher learning would be scaled back under legislation approved Wednesday by the Senate Higher Education Committee.
The panel also signed off on a measure to modify certain automatic admission provisions for the University of Texas.
Senate Bill 15, authored by Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, and nine of his fellow senators, is a response to allegations by legislative leaders — including Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who presides over the Senate — that UT System regents have crossed the line from governance into micromanagement of the Austin flagship.
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