February 7, 2011

Evan Halper

The lecturing from Texas leaders about how California wouldn't be in such a budget mess if its politicians did business the way it is done in Austin has been relentless for years.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry delights in telling tales of his California "hunting trips" — hunting for businesses ready to flee the Golden State.

February 3, 2011

The American Independent - State Politics in Context

Patrick Brendel

Texas universities and colleges are going to have to do more with less, state Rep. Dan Branch (R-Dallas) told an audience, mostly college students, in a packed room on the University of Texas campus. Citing two polls, one by the state’s major newspapers and one by conservative think tank Texas Public Policy Foundation, Branch said the public perception is that higher education institutions are not as efficient as they could be.

Whether that perception is right or wrong is debatable, said Branch, who chairs the state House Higher Education committee. Regardless, the critical budget shortfall should compel universities to be more efficient, and also better market themselves to the public as “job-creating machines” and worthy practical investments, he said.

Rep. Dan Branch 
Editorial

The eyes of the world will be on Texas this weekend as the Dallas-Fort Worth area plays host to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

The Super Bowl is actually a Texas creation. Lamar Hunt, son of Texas oil magnate H.L. Hunt, the founder of the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs (originally the Dallas Texans), placed the moniker on the big event. Hunt was inspired to name the championship game between the upstart AFL and the established National Football League after his wife's impulse purchase of a Super Ball toy for their daughter in the late 1960s.

February 3, 2011

Reeve Hamilton

Two miles from the site of Super bowl XLV, inside the University of Texas at Arlington's new 234,000-square foot multi-disciplinary research building, Mario Romero-Ortega, an associate professor of bioengineering, investigates how robotic arms could be made more reliable and lifelike for amputees returning from war.

Down the hall, assistant computer science professor Vassilis Athitsos tinkers with new technology for building interactive sign language dictionaries. The two, who probably would not have crossed paths before the new digs opened up, are discussing a collaboration on communication tools for people with cerebral palsy.

February 4, 2011

Reeve Hamilton

Two miles from the site of Super bowl XLV, inside the University of Texas at Arlington's new 234,000-square foot multi-disciplinary research building, Mario Romero-Ortega, an associate professor of bioengineering, investigates how robotic arms could be made more reliable and lifelike for amputees returning from war.

Down the hall, assistant computer science professor Vassilis Athitsos tinkers with new technology for building interactive sign language dictionaries. The two, who probably would not have crossed paths before the new digs opened up, are discussing a collaboration on communication tools for people with cerebral palsy.

Rep. Dan Branch 
Editorial

The eyes of the world will be on Texas this weekend as the Dallas-Fort Worth area plays host to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

The Super Bowl is actually a Texas creation. Lamar Hunt, son of Texas oil magnate H.L. Hunt, the founder of the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs (originally the Dallas Texans), placed the moniker on the big event. Hunt was inspired to name the championship game between the upstart AFL and the established National Football League after his wife's impulse purchase of a Super Ball toy for their daughter in the late 1960s.