Texas Gov. Rick Perry wages an assault on state’s universities

In Texas, few institutions are as venerated as its flagship universities. Their alumni networks are vast and devoted. The state's political power structure is woven by college ties that are as strong as party ones. And just about everyone's athletic allegiance comes down to a choice: Longhorns or Aggies.

So former Aggie yell leader Rick Perry surely knew he was stirring something up on May 21, 2008, when he summoned the governing boards of the state's six university systems to a hotel ballroom four blocks from the state capitol in Austin for what was billed as "Governor Perry's Higher Education Summit."

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Felicia Sonmez 04 Aug, 2011

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