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SB 175, 81st R.S.
Relating to the automatic admission of undergraduate students to certain general academic teaching institutions and to scholarship and other programs to facilitate enrollment at institutions of higher education.

Letter to high school administrators regarding The University of Texas at Austin changing its automatic admission policy from the top 10 percent to the top 7 percent of a high school class (Tex. S.B. 175, 81st Leg., R.S.).
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By Commissioner Michael Williams / Texas Education Agency
Publication Date: November 1, 2012
Letter to Commissioner Michael Wiliams, Texas Education Agency, announcing that The University of Texas at Austin is changing its automatic admission policy from the top 10 percent to the top 7 percent of a high school class (Tex. S.B. 175, 81st Leg., R.S.).
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By President William Powers, Jr. / University of Texas at Austin
Publication Date: September 12, 2012
Report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the implementation of Tex. S.B. 175, 81st Leg., R.S. (automatic admission/10 percent rule).
See: https://utexas.app.box.com/s/q3gsrvf4w5px559cyx6vc2ptfelprqbf/file/23476786749
By President William Powers Jr. / University of Texas at Austin, Office of Admissions
Publication Date: December 31, 2011
Library Location: Z UA200.3 IM7 2011
Letter to Commissioner Robert Scott, Texas Education Agency, notifying him that the University of Texas will admit automatically enough students to fill 75% of available spaces set aside for Texas residents in an entering freshman class, beginning with the 2011 summer/fall class (Tex. S.B. 175, 81st Leg., R.S.).
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By President William Powers, Jr. / The University of Texas at Austin
Publication Date: September 14, 2009
Gov. Perry: legislative accomplishments will continue to position Texas as an economic leader; 81st session accomplishments handout.
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By Governor Rick Perry
Publication Date: June 2, 2009
Tex. S.B. 175, 81st Leg., R.S., Amendment 25, Admissions if court order prohibits an institution from considering an applicant's race or ethnicity (top ten percent law at UT-Austin, 'Hook’em Amendment').
See: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/amendments/pdf/SB00175H225.PDF
By Representative Veronica Gonzales et al.
Publication Date: May 25, 2009
Tex. S.B. 175, 81st Leg., R.S., Amendment S2-F11, eliminating top 10 percent requirement.
See: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/amendments/html/SB00175S2F11.HTM
By Senator Tommy Williams
Publication Date: March 24, 2009
Tex. S.B. 175, 81st Leg., R.S., Amendment S2-F5, scholarships.
See: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/amendments/html/SB00175S2F5.HTM
By Senator Steve Ogden
Publication Date: March 24, 2009
Tex. S.B. 175, 81st Leg., R.S., Amendment S2-F9, limiting foreign student enrollment in colleges.
See: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/amendments/html/SB00175S2F9.HTM
By Senator Dan Patrick
Publication Date: March 24, 2009
Answers from Austin?
In Texas Lone Star (Texas Association of School Boards)
Publication Date: August/September 2009
Library Location: Periodicals
Report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the implementation of SB 175.
See: https://utexas.app.box.com/s/q3gsrvf4w5px559cyx6vc2ptfelprqbf/file/23476786749
Publication Date: December 31, 2011


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