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Bill Powers stated on September 27, 2012 in his "State of the University" address.:
"We confer more PhDs each year than any other university in America except Berkeley."  
By W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2012
Jeff Wentworth stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews":
"We don’t have bars on campus in Texas. It’s against the law... no alcohol allowed."
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2011
Steve Leslie stated on October 29, 2013 in remarks at an Austin town hall about the Dell Medical School:
The University of Texas is starting "the first medical school at a major Tier One" university "in the last 50 years."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 8, 2013
Jimmie Don Aycock stated on March 31, 2011 in remarks on the floor of the Texas House:
"Some of the colleges, including A&M, have already guaranteed that they will not increase their tuition."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 4, 2011
Austin Fund for Quality Healthcare stated on June 20, 2012 in :
"Austin is the biggest city in America with a Tier One research university (UT-Austin) but without a medical school."  
By W. Gardner Selby• June 29, 2012
Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“All students who knelt during the national anthem were rounded up and removed from scholarships” at the University of Texas.
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2024
Eddie Rodriguez stated on June 22, 2011 in remarks to the Central Texas Democratic Forum:
"We’re losing almost 6,000 state jobs."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 9, 2011
Rob Moshein stated on October 14, 2012 in a letter to the editor.:
Says the University of Texas can afford to build a medical school because it has a $7 billion endowment and its football program had a $50 million profit last year.
By W. Gardner Selby• October 19, 2012
Matt Mackowiak stated on April 01, 2013 in an opinion colulmn.:
Says the president of the University of Texas has raised four-year student graduation rates to 75 percent.
By W. Gardner Selby• April 2, 2013
Sylvester Turner stated on March 31, 2011 in remarks on the House floor:
"Ninety percent of Texans say they do not want the nursing homes to close. It polls higher than anything else."
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 2, 2011
Steve Adler stated on June 14, 2016 in an interview with Bob Cole on Austin's KOKE-FM:
Austin was the "site of the first mass shooting in the country."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 23, 2016
Robert Koons stated on May 18, 2010 in an opinion piece published in the Austin American-Statesman:
"In the history department at the University of Texas, out of 50 registered voters, only one is a Republican."
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 23, 2010
Lisa Moore stated on August 07, 2016 in an interview for NPR's "All Things Considered":
Says there are "concrete examples" of University of Texas job applicants or prospective applicants and students as well as invited speakers changing their minds because of handguns being allowed in campus buildings and classrooms.
By Eleanor Dearman, W. Gardner Selby• August 26, 2016
Rick Perry stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.:
Says he’s the first Aggie governor of Texas.
By W. Gardner Selby• January 19, 2011
Joe Manchin stated on October 21, 2010 in a campaign Web ad:
Says John Raese said he wants "1,000 laser systems put in the sky, and we need it right now."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 31, 2010
Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2023 in a speech:
“Under the Obama-Biden administration, we invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the state of Florida replacing wooden power poles with steel poles and we buried these electric lines."
By Amy Sherman• October 6, 2023
Harry Reid stated on February 19, 2010 in a television interview with Las Vegas political analyst Jon Ralston:
"We have solved the problem. ... Scientists are now saying leave the nuclear waste where it is."
By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2010
Bill McRaven stated on January 21, 2016 in addressing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board:
University of Texas undergraduate student debt "is less than $21,000… probably one of the lowest debts across the nation."
By W. Gardner Selby• May 12, 2016
Todd Starnes stated on October 28, 2016 in a commentary posted on Fox News:
"Students at the University of Texas in Austin have been advised not to wear cowboy boots or cowboy hats on Halloween."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 3, 2016
Bloggers stated on May 02, 2017 in a web post on ihavethetruth.com:
A University of Texas "student pulled out a concealed handgun" on a knife-wielding suspect "and made him back down."
By W. Gardner Selby• May 10, 2017

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By W. Gardner Selby• June 11, 2010

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By W. Gardner Selby• April 10, 2015

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