@TheMissionZero1 @Houston_brian That was because the state wanted to ensure “an university” of the first class (and still counts A&M as the “ag department” of that university). Should Tech be…

@TheMissionZero1 @Houston_brian Honest question — let’s say we throw out the existing model and start new with the PUF/HEF/etc. At what point should a school qualify for it? Even within…

@TheMissionZero1 @Houston_brian California has made a lot more effort to support their universities than Texas has generally. I’ve said elsewhere that TX doesn’t budget to support education truly across the…

@TheMissionZero1 @Houston_brian According to the Carnegie foundation’s method, there are 8 public tier 1 schools in Texas.

@TheMissionZero1 @Houston_brian Is the argument something along the lines of when those various schools joined the UT system in the 1960s, Tech should have been merged into the UT system…

@RaiderRed9 @Houston_brian That’s not double-dipping at all. TAMUCC doesn’t have access to the PUF, which is why they’re included in the HEF.