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Professionally curious, but normally too busy to tweet! Higher education reporter @TexasTribune. Signal username is jessicapriest.79.

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Appeals court rejects effort to defend Texas law offering in-state tuition for undocumented students

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By Jessica Priest Verified
| KRGV-TV (Weslaco, TX) Verified
A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected an effort to defend the Texas Dream Act, leaving in place a ruling that ended a longstanding state law that allowed some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities.
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Texas A&M president’s five-year contract includes $1.25 million in base pay

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By Jessica Priest Verified
| KBTX-TV (Bryan, TX) Verified
Texas A&M University’s new president could earn more than $1.7 million a year under a five-year contract as the state’s largest public university tries to steady itself after years of political scrutiny and leadership turmoil. Susan Ballabina’s agreement gives her a $1.25 million base salary, eligibility for an annual merit-based retention bonus of up to 25% of that salary and $150,000 in deferred compensation beginning next year, according to records obtained by The Texas Tribune.
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Buyouts offered to nearly a quarter of UT Tyler employees

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By Jessica Priest Verified
| lindalenews.com
Tyler—The University of Texas at Tyler is offering buyouts to about a quarter of its employees, but officials have not publicly released details about the cost-cutting move. The incentives are intended to keep UT Tyler “affordable and prepared for the future” while allowing the university to continue its teaching and research mission, said Beverley Golden, the university’s associate vice president for strategic communications and media relations.
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