University of Texas at Arlington News Archives

During a prolonged standing ovation, the Texas exonerees were brought forward one by one.

Proposition 4, which would establish a $500 million fund for Tier 1 universities, could have a significant impact on South Texas even though none of the local universities would be designated as Tier 1, also known as an emerging research university.

The state confirmed this week what many college campuses have been sporadically reporting: Students are filling up their classrooms at a record pace.

If I loved the Texas Tech Red Raiders, I'd be mad. And not just because Coach Mike Leach blamed a loss on the players' "fat little girlfriends." If I loved the North Texas Mean Green or the UT-Arlington Mavericks, I'd be furious, too - mad enough to go vote now for Proposition 4. A political e-mail making the rounds basically calls Tech, UNT and ...

Garrison Keillor, who canceled an Oct. 7 Bass Hall appearance due to illness, has rescheduled his night as part of the Star-Telegram author series for 7 p.m. Nov.

Austin Police and Texas Department of Public Safety investigators were among thousands of law enforcement officers to play a part in last week's two-day, nationwide bust of members of the Mexican La Familia drug cartel .

In Spanish, "algo" translates into "something." And the menu at Mi Tierra Latin Fusion Restaurant is literally full of algos.

Property tax appraisal regulations, imminent domain, and veterans' hospitals aren't the sexiest issues in the world, but these propositions could result in substantive reforms and real changes for many Texans.

EmpowerTexans.com and Americans for Prosperity both recommend that voters should VOTE NO on Propositions 1, 4, 8, and 9 for the following reasons: Proposition 1 is, "The constitutional amendment authorizing the financing, including through tax increment financing, of the acquisition by municipalities and counties of buffer areas or open spaces ...

A Texas prosecutor says two men convicted of capital murder in Dallas County 12 years ago are expected to be released from prison soon after another man confessed to the crime.

When 30-year-old Linda Thomas took the bench Jan. 1, 1979, she was touted as the youngest judge in Dallas.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has a plan for helping the United States and world economies reach a point of stabilization.

By LINDA STEWART BALL A packed Dallas County courtroom erupted in joyous shouts and applause Friday as two men wrongly convicted of capital murder 12 years ago were set free.Claude Simmons Jr., 54, and Christopher Scott, 39, had been serving life sentences for the 1997 slaying of Alfonso Aguilar.'I have to give my glory to God,' said Zeddie ...

A 25-year-old convenience store clerk suspected of stealing a customer's $1 million winning lottery ticket has cashed it and may have left the country, authorities said.

Two men are expected to be released Friday after spending 12 years in prison for a murder they did not commit, the latest in a string of exonerations in Dallas County.

On Friday, 54-year-old Claude Alvin Simmons Jr. and 39-year-old Christopher Shun Scott will be free men for the first time since being wrongly sent to prison in October 1997 for the robbery and murder of Alfonso Aguilar.

A 25-year-old convenience store clerk pocketed a customer's $1 million winning lottery ticket, claimed the prize and skipped town, possibly back to his native Nepal, authorities said.

The University of Texas System 's Board of Regents recently authorized creation of a $10 million fund to improve the infrastructure at four of its universities considered to be among the state's emerging research institutions.

Several North Texas business groups announced support Tuesday for a constitutional amendment that would provide money to help the state grow more top-notch research universities.

On Saturday, October 24th, the Texas Astronomical Society & UTA Planetarium will celebrate Astronomy Day at the University of Texas Arlington Planetarium, This is a wonderful modern planetarium located on the campus of UTA.The weather forecast says CLEAR SKIES! Members of TAS will have their telescopes outside all day viewing the sun, and many ...

By TRACI SHURLEY ARLINGTON - A much-publicized quest to give Texas universities status as national research institutions is important, but colleges and universities can't forget that educating undergraduates is their top priority, Raymund Paredes, the state's higher education commissioner, told educators in Arlington on Monday.That means working ...

A behind-the-scenes look at the White House will apparently draw a large crowd. Tickets are all gone for CNN political analyst David Gergen's speech Thursday at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Grapevine officials on Oct. 14 unveiled more details about the planned internationally themed Dream Gardens, part of The Springs at Grapevine development during a visit from Chinese officials involved in the project.

Early voting will begin Monday on proposed changes to the state constitution, including creation of a fund that could help UTEP become a top-level research institution.

Friend of Unfair Park PeterK, who knows of my affection for old Dallas photos, sends word of this rare gem for sale on eBay : a portrait -- or, perhaps, a self-portrait -- of Charles Erwin Arnold.

Share + Oct 14, 2009 8:23 pm US/Central Education leaders urged passage Wednesday of a constitutional amendment that would help create more top research universities in Texas.

Comment on this article There are no local, state, or federal offices up for grabs this year on Election Day, Nov.

Lockheed Martin Corp. has helped the University of Texas at Arlington meet a $3 million fund-raising challenge for support of the College of Business' Goolsby Leadership Academy.

Social Smoke founder Ali Nadimi knows exactly how much capital he had to start a hookah company back in 2003.

Cleburne, Texas -- I have an hour and half drive from my small hometown, Cleburne, to my college, the University of Texas at Arlington; I take the I-30 highway, and though the traffic is usually great, the past couple of weeks have been miserable -- at least during my morning commute.

By GENE TRAINOR University, business and political leaders are traveling the state to generate support for ballot Proposition 4, the state constitutional amendment that could open a floodgate of cash to seven Texas universities seeking to become major research institutions.Voters will be asked Nov.

A $40,000 gift from defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. has allowed the University of Texas at Arlington to reach a $3 million fundraising goal that was required to fund the UTA College of Business Goolsby Leadership Academy.

MIKE NORMAN Arlington is lucky.The city is being transformed for the better, and I'm not talking about becoming the home of a $1.15 billion venue that in 2011 will host the Super Bowl.Cowboys Stadium isn't transforming Arlington.

Texasa Emerging Technology Fund on Oct. 7 awarded $10.2 million in funds to nine North Texas companies developing technologies ranging from banking software to ultrasound imaging for horses.

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76051, USA E-mail: yhao@uta.edu Abstract.

Civil rights activist Morris Dees, who founded the Southern Poverty Law Center, will be The University of Texas at Arlington's Diversity Lecture Series speaker Wednesday, Oct.

For someone who's constantly being dropped in the middle of extremely stressful situations - " and asked to fix them - " James Quick seems extraordinarily calm.

Have you heard the buzz about Second Saturday Nature Programs at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge.

Dozens of people gathered at the Montana State University Foundation Building on Wednesday to meet the third and final candidate who is in the running to be the school's next president.

Guest blogger Danielle Marie Georgiou is a Dance Lecturer at the University of Texas at Arlington where she serves as the Assistant Director of the UT Arlington's Dance Ensemble.