By Elizabeth Hale During his State of the State address in January, Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans of a hiring freeze for institutions for higher education and most state agencies in Texas. Texas Tech faculty and staff in certain departments may be affected, depending on where funds for their salaries come from. Dennis Patterson, department […]
The ‘Country’ of Texas
March 2, 2016 by
Think back to seventh-grade Texas history class. You probably remember learning the main Texas rivers; maybe heard about a battle or two. But one date was ground into our memories: March 2, 1836. On that day, Texas declared independence from Mexico before actually winning the war against the country, said Sean Cunningham, an associate professor […]
Where The Heart Is, Y’all
June 27, 2014 by
“Rich, poor, Panhandle, Gulf, city, country, Texas is the obsession, the proper study, and the passionate possession of all Texans,” author John Steinbeck once wrote. What is it about Texas? We either love it, displaying passionate pride of our home state, defending it at any cost, and getting its outline tattooed on our bodies, with a […]
