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Last week's officer involved shooting on Texas Tech campus has been ruled as justified and officers have been cleared to return to duty. Colleges across the country can now make direct payments to their student-athletes, with a maximum allowance of $20.5 million per year. The outdoors are calling for a day at the lake or a night under the fireworks, but with that and the recent rain comes one issue: mosquitoes. Our Olivia O'Rand has more on how to protect yourself against the pesky insects.
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Lawmakers also approved direct pay for student athletes and sought better pathways from college to the workforce.
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Student athletes would be able to receive a slice of the billions of dollars Texas colleges generate in revenue from their sports teams.
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Texas Tech has confirmed three international students have had their visa revoked. Meanwhile, KERA’s Bill Zeeble reports that 19 students at the University of Texas at Dallas have had their visas revoked. These students are among the hundreds nationwide to have their visas revoked by the U.S. government. This week, Lubbock Animal Services is hosting two adoption events: free adoptions at GolfSuites on Friday and an Easter egg hunt for long stay dogs on Saturday.
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At least 86 students and recent graduates in Texas have had their legal status changed by the U.S Department of State over the last few weeks.
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The ruling comes just weeks after a federal lawsuit was filed in an effort to block the school’s ban on drag shows.
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George Stewart sued Texas Tech University Health Science Center and five other medical schools claiming they rejected him in favor of lesser qualified students of color.
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The move comes a few weeks after the Texas A&M System issued a similar ban, which is being challenged in court.
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The report found that 16 universities qualify as Tier 1 institutions, compared to 14 in California and 11 in New York.
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Abbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.