Austin Strip Clubs: The Midday Brief: Top Texas Headlines for Jan. 25, 2012
… A major goal of the University of Texas is to create an educational environment that reflects ‘the basic demographic reality’ of the state, as UT President William Powers Jr. puts it. Judged against that standard, the Austin flagship is making progress on some fronts, losing ground on another and holding its own on still others when it comes to the freshmen who enroll from Texas high schools. Overall, the university has a long way to go before the number of black and Hispanic students reflects the state’s diversity.” — UT reports mixed results on enrollment diversity, Austin American-Statesman
New in The Texas Tribune:
“Nearly five years into a legal battle over the constitutionality of Texas’ $5-per-patron strip club fee, the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up the adult entertainment industry’s case against the state.” — U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Hear “Pole Tax” Case