Mack Brown got a nice belated birthday gift this week as the UT Board of Regents unanimously approved a $200,000 raise for the Texas football coach. Brown, who turned 56 on Monday, had his salary go from $2.6 million to $2.8 million and received a two-year contract extension designed to keep him at Texas until 2016. The new amount includes a special $100,000 that he'll receive on Saturday, when the Longhorns open their season against......

The Texan reported today about a survey released in November by The Chronicle of Higher Education that compared the annual salaries of university presidents and leaders in the United States. UT President William Powers ranked second, earning an annual base salary of $552,500. In addition, he has access to a retirement package of around $47,000. Powers responded, "I am surprised by this." He says the figure is skewed, claiming other presidents earn just as......

The chairman of the UT Board of Regents is recommending the formation of a task force of university and community leaders to evaluate and make recommendations regarding the future use and development of 345 acres along Town Lake west of MoPac. The land currently hosts the Colorado and Brackenridge student housing complexes, the Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Lions Municipal Golf Course, a Randall's and some other tenants. The Brackenridge Field Labaratory, of course, is well......

UT PAC's Bass Conert Hall is already the largest performance space in Austin, boasting 3,000 seats and playing host to everyone from Ballet Austin to the touring company of Movin' Out (and, really, every other large scale performance that comes from, or to Austin). In case they're not already impressive enough, Bass has just been approved by the UT Board of Regents to spend $14.7 million dollars renovating and upgrading the theatre. The goal......

Winning the Natioional Championship creates an even stronger demand on the UT Board of Regents to approve budgeting for the Royal Memorial Stadium expansion. Yesterday, many environmental groups met in Austin to launch a campaign for cleaner air in Texas. Governor Rick Perry intends to expedite the permitting process for several new coal-fueled power plants in the state. A local teacher reveals too much information on myspace.com. Speculation rises: could the fire that destroyed......