University of Texas regents approve creation of new college to house Civitas Institute at UT-Austin
The University of Texas System board of regents has unanimously voted to create a new college at the University of Texas at Austin to house the Civ...
The University of Texas System board of regents has unanimously voted to create a new college at the University of Texas at Austin to house the Civitas Institute, a center criticized by faculty as politically motivated because it was conceived with the help of conservative donors and state lawmakers. The decision by the board came before Texas lawmakers could vote on a bill by Sen. Brandon Creighton , R-Conroe, intended to turn the Civitas Institute into a college. The board's creation of the new college makes that legislation unnecessary.