Becky Fogel
Becky Fogel is the editor and producer of statewide newscasts for the Texas Newsroom. She previously worked for the shows Texas Standard and Science Friday. She got her start in radio at KWBU-FM in Waco.
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UT Austin says it laid off nearly 60 people on April 2. Most came in response to Texas' anti-DEI lawJay Hartzell first announced the layoffs in an April 2 email that did not include the number of positions being eliminated.
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Students have asked President Jay Hartzell and Republican state Sen. Brandon Creighton to participate in a student-led town hall on April 19 in response to the implementation of the state's new anti-DEI law.
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Senate Bill 17, which bans Texas public universities from having DEI programs and trainings, went into effect Jan. 1. Since then, UT Austin has renamed, reorganized or eliminated several university organizations. Now it's cutting jobs.
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UT put the requirement on hold back in 2020 because of the pandemic. Students seeking admission for the fall 2025 semester will have to submit their SAT or ACT scores.
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UT said the students violated university policy by engaging in disruptive conduct and unauthorized entry. One of the students, who is four and a half years into a PhD, said he is not in a position to disrupt his degree.
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The State Board of Education was originally going to consider the course when members meet this week, but the new chair delayed its consideration.
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Las agencias estatales dijeron que el Departamento de Agricultura de EE.UU. no proporcionó suficiente información a tiempo para que Texas implementara el Programa de Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios de Verano en 2024.
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State agencies said the U.S. Department of Agriculture did not provide enough information in time for Texas to implement the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer Program in 2024.
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A star-shaped fungus found only in Texas, Oklahoma and Japan is popping up in the Austin area this winter to the delight of mushroom enthusiasts.
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The two teaching assistants were removed from their roles for sending a message that, in part, expressed disapproval of the university's response to the Israel-Hamas war.