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State & National Politics

The Texas Senate Chamber in the State Capitol. The 89th Legislature convenes for the first time in two years on Jan. 14 and will decide over thousands of proposed bills before it concludes on June 2. (Photo by Lars Plougman/Flickr, CC By-SA 2.0)

State lawmakers look to add University of Houston-Victoria to A&M System

Julia Kazda, Associate News Editor March 20, 2025

State legislators are pushing for the University of Houston-Victoria in Victoria, Texas to join the Texas A&M System. Pending approval in both the Senate and House, the Houston college may become the...

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NIH budget cuts set to disrupt A&M research

Julia Kazda, Associate News Editor March 20, 2025

As part of President Donald Trump’s plan to cut back on government spending, he has announced that his administration will limit university research funding from the National Institutes of Health, or...

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Lawmakers seek to bring filmmakers to Texas with $500 million incentive proposal

David Swope, News Reporter March 19, 2025

The Texas Legislature has proposed a nearly $500 million injection into the Texas film and media production industry. The proposal, part of Senate Bill 1, or SB 1, aims to establish Texas as the film capital...

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Judge to rule on Draggieland’s future before March 26

J. M. Wise, News Editor March 18, 2025

The first motion hearing in the federal case Texas A&M Queer Empowerment Council v. Williams Mahomes et al. took place in Houston Tuesday morning. The case, which was ignited last month after a Board...

Student demonstrators walk toward Rudder Tower during a pro-Palestine protest on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Samuel Falade/The Battalion)

Students announce protest supporting arrested Columbia University activist

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2025

Three student and local organizations have announced a protest at Rudder Plaza on Thursday, March 20, at 5 p.m. in support of Mahmoud Khalil, a student activist at Columbia University who was arrested...

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‘Stand Up for Science’ protestors march at Academic Plaza

David Swope, News Reporter March 7, 2025

Students gathered before the Academic Building Friday afternoon to protest recent NIH funding cuts and what they said was growing disillusionment towards scientific research. The protest is part of...

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Comptroller Glenn Hegar named sole finalist for chancellor

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2025

The Board of Regents named Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar ‘93 the sole finalist for chancellor of the Texas A&M System in a unanimous vote Friday afternoon.  The vote triggers a 21-day wait mandated...

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‘Trapped in a gold cage’: Aggies protest, demand protections for immigrant students

Dafne Martinez, News Reporter March 6, 2025

Students protested at Rudder Plaza on Wednesday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration policies and demand that Texas A&M ensure immigrant students are protected.  The protest, titled...

Drag queen Deaven Lee performing to 'Yes And' by Ariana Grande at the Draggieland show in Rudder Theater, Thursday March 28, 2024. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

LGBTQ+ student group files federal lawsuit against top administrators

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief March 5, 2025

The Queer Empowerment Council, or QEC, the student organization that hosts and organizes Draggieland, has filed a federal lawsuit against the nine members of the Board of Regents alongside its student...

Board of Regents Chairman Bill Mahomes reads a document during the Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

Regents to discuss chancellor search, possibly name finalist

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief March 4, 2025

The Texas A&M System Board of Regents will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 7, to discuss and possibly name a finalist for the chancellor position, according to the Board’s open meeting notice. The...

The entrance to the Memorial Student Center next to Rudder Plaza on August 25, 2025. (Fayobami Taiwo/The Battalion)

Protest for immigrants to be held at Rudder Plaza

Tenny Luhrs, Associate News Editor March 4, 2025

Several Texas A&M student organizations are protesting at Rudder Plaza from 3-7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5 to display solidarity with immigrant students. The event is titled the Contra La Juala de...

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Abbott appoints 3 regents

Tenny Luhrs, Associate News Editor March 4, 2025

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed three Aggie alumni to the Texas A&M System Board of Regents on Feb. 26, two of which are reappointments, for terms that expire in 2031. Kelley Sullivan Georgiades ‘92,...

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