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How the Supreme Court has ruled in the past about affirmative action

Since its first major decision on the subject in 1978, the court has repeatedly upheld universities' ability to consider the race of applicants as one of many factors in admissions decisions.

WEKU

Paxton, Cornyn and Cruz prod U.S. Supreme Court to end affirmative action in college admissions

The high court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases brought by a group led by the same man who previously lost an affirmative action case against the University of Texas at Austin.

The Texas Tribune

Reminder: Sign Up For Virtual Supreme Court By November 1 For Mentoring Session

Teams of two HS students will write a brief and present oral arguments on Students for Fair Admission v. University of North Carolina

Reason

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Two-thirds of board members overseeing Texas public universities are Abbott donors. They’re not shy about wielding influence.

High-money donors are concentrated on larger boards, including those of the University of Texas System and Texas A&M University System.

The Texas Tribune

Tiffany Jackson, former Texas standout and WNBA player, dies at 37

Jackson, who was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, died Monday. She was hired as head coach at Wiley College in April.

Chicago Sun-Times

20 years ago, astronomers rediscovered the first exoplanet ever found

51 Pegasi b is often seen as the first confirmed exoplanet. But seven years before, astronomers found something at Gamma Cephei A b — they just had to prove it was real.

Inverse

Where is Beto O’Rourke’s best chance to beat Greg Abbott? Not in North Texas, poll says

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott has a double-digit lead over Beto O’Rourke in North Texas in the race for governor, according to a breakdown of voters in a new poll from The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas, Tyler.

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This Big Truck Makes Artificial Earthquakes At The University Of Texas

The weight can strike the ground with as much as 60,000 pounds of force and can go so fast that a camera can't pick up the movement.

Motor1

Getting strokes? Scottie Scheffler is used to the opposite, but he’ll take it to start the Tour Championship

So when was the last time Scheffler got strokes in a match?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Newly Found Mammoth Butchering Site Proves Humans Were In North America Much Earlier

A newly discovered mammoth butchering site proves that humans were in North America nearly 15,000 years earlier than thought, scientists have revealed.

Zenger

New Mattress ‘Tricks Body Into Falling Asleep Faster’

A new high-tech mattress tricks people into falling asleep faster by manipulating the body’s core temperature.

Zenger

The Hills Have Allies

Just west of Austin, preservationists fight to hold onto an ecological rarity as a Dallas billionaire's development looms.

Texas Observer

New high-tech mattress ‘tricks body into falling asleep faster’, researchers find

On average, the participants fell asleep 58 per cent faster when they used the mattress’s cooling-warming functions

The Independent UK

3 Conference Expansion Moves That Would Shock The World: Daily Cavalcade

College football expansion has been crazy enough - what other off-the-wall ideas are we not thinking about?

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Mac Engel: One year later NIL has not crippled NCAA football, because nothing will

ARLINGTON, Texas — The three-letter monster that the NCAA and its fleet of lawyers predicted would be the demise of college athletics has changed amateur sports, not ended it.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Arch Manning: No. 1 prospect or high-3-star QB? One expert isn’t so sure

Arch Manning is the prize of Texas' recruiting class, but the former national director of recruiting for Rivals thinks the QB is overrated in the national rankings.

The Texas Tribune

With national data on drug overdoses lacking, University of Texas project looks to help provide a solution

Researchers are testing a program that would allow harm reduction groups to crowdsource data statewide. While the data relies on word of mouth, the researchers say it is more comprehensive than anything that exists now.

The Independent UK

'Revolutionary' high court term on abortion, guns and more

Abortion, guns and religion _ a major change in the law in any one of these areas would have made for a fateful Supreme Court term

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Cooper Manning Reveals When Arch Was Ready to Make Decision

The No. 1 quarterback recruit for the Class of 2023 knew soon after a recent visit that he wanted to commit to the University of Texas.

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Arch Manning, Eli Manning’s nephew, commits to Texas

Arch Manning, Eli Manning's nephew and the No. 1 recruit in the 2023 class, has committed to Texas

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QB prospect Arch Manning commits to University of Texas

Arch Manning, Peyton's nephew, has committed to the University of Texas.

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Arch Manning commits to Texas

Arch Manning commits to Texas.

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Arch Manning commits to University of Texas

Steve Sarkisian lands a huge recruit for Texas, nabbing quarterback Arch Manning

Sports Illustrated

When Women's College Basketball Had to Choose: AIAW or NCAA

Nearly 10 years after the passage of Title IX, the NCAA presented a new option for women's athletics when it hosted its first women's basketball championship in 1982. But it meant leaving behind a decade of women’s sports that were governed by women.

Reason

These Environmentalists Want To Ban Single-Use Plastics Because Recycling Them 'Will Never Work'

And yet infinitely recyclable plastics are on the horizon.

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