University presidents press case for state funding - Jennifer R. Lloyd, My San Antonio

San Antonio's public university presidents joined other state higher education leaders Monday to ask lawmakers for more funding. The Legislature cut about $1 billion in higher education funding from the state's two-year budget at its last session. Appropriations bills filed in both the House and the Senate, marking the start of the budgeting process, would make more cuts — though smaller — in the 2014-15 biennium. Area schools, including the University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas A&M University-San Antonio and Texas State University-San Marcos, stand to gain some general revenue funding under the bills, but those amounts still fall far short of university requests. http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/article/University-presidents-press-case-for-state-funding-4230345.php