Dan Branch

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On The Move

May 2012

Allegations of Powers' termination invoke speculation, response
May 11, 2012 Jody Serrano An unsubstantiated report claiming the UT System Board of Regents may have plans to fire President William Powers Jr. on Wednesday night invoked a series of responses from the UT community, ranging from indignation to…
May 2012

Project Targets Approach to Math at Community Colleges
May 9, 2012 Reeve Hamilton Texas students who enroll in community colleges and are placed in developmental courses to bring them up to speed are roughly 50 percent less likely to graduate or transfer to a four-year university, according to…
May 2012

Chairman Dan Branch Commends UT Regents on their Student-Conscious Tuition Decisions
May 4, 2012 Press Release AUSTIN-- The University of Texas System Board of Regents met this week to consider and decide on significant issues facing the system, including setting tuition costs for the next two school years. Across the board,…

May 2012

Dallas "Commit!" Press Conference
Rep. Dan Branch (R-Dallas) joined with numerous federal and state legislators, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, and Dallas ISD School Board members at the Dallas "Commit!"; Press Conference and legislative briefing. Rep. Branch, who serves as Chairman of the House Committee…
May 2012

Dallas CPA Convergence 2012
May 2012 Rep. Branch spoke to local CPAs on a legislative panel outlining outcomes from last session and expectations for the next legislative session that convenes in January 2013. Rep. Branch was joined by colleagues, Reps. Harvey Hilderbran, John Otto…
May 2012

United Technologies Corporation Employee Scholars Program at SMU
Rep. Dan Branch (R-Dallas) joined in celebrating United Technologies Corporation's $1 billion in investments in the company's Employee Scholars Program. The EPS allows employees of UTC's many companies to attain a college education while continuing to work. Nearly 30 former…

April 2012

Texas Retailers Association Board Meeting
Rep. Dan Branch (R-Dallas) joined Rep. Rob Eissler (R-The Woodlands) at the Texas Retailers Association Board meeting and luncheon. Branch, chair of the House Committee on Higher Education and Eissler, Chair of the House Committee on Public Education, gave remarks…
March 2012

SREC Quarterly Meeting
March 2012

Tejano Monument
Rep. Dan Branch (R-Dallas) helped unveil the new Tejano Monument on the south lawn of the Texas Capitol. The monument was created by artist Armando Hinojosa of Laredo, Texas.