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I Austin American-Statesman METRO STATE Thursday, October 7, 2004 B2 Fund raiser for legislator draws fire -4, T- I YOUR GIFT can helo the 'i IT 7 poorest people on Earth. i It can change the world. J4 Hubert Vo Talmadge Heflin Vi Please support these or l'V' other Global Impact member charities -t listed in your class tax hike on families with college-bound children," Vo said. "Now political appointees at the state's taxpayer-funded flagship university are paying him back by helping him raise campaign cash. This reception smacks of political payback and is part and parcel of the continuing corruption controversies that have embroiled the Texas Capitol under the current regime." Huffines referred questions to William Cunningham, a UT-Austin marketing professor and former UT System chancellor who chairs the Friends of the University PAC, which sent letters soliciting donations for Heflin's campaign in return for tickets to the reception.

Cunningham said Wednesday afternoon that the reception would go on as planned. Regarding the payback allegation, he said: "That's hot fair, and that's not true." He said no UT System or UT-Austin administrators are involved in the event, adding that it has been a common practice for regents to participate in political fund raising for candidates deemed friendly to higher education. "As a matter of policy the PAC does not advocate the election of any individual for any race," Cunningham said. The political committee's letter seeking contributions to Heflin's campaign sounded a lot like an endorsement. As chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Heflin "was strongly committed to helping UT remain an institution of the first class and helped with the potentially devastating budget crisis," the letter said, adding that he is in "an extremely competitive race.

Please join us in thanking Chairman Heflin for his exceptional service to Texas by helping his re-election campaign." Heflin could not be reached for comment. rhaurwitzstatesman.com; 445-3604 Reception at home of UT regent shouldn't go on, opponent says By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz VNS'l'VH' A candidate for the state House called on University of Texas System officials to cancel a fund-raising reception for his opponent, charging that the affair "smacks of political payback." Hubert Vo, a Democrat trying to unseat Rep. Talmadge Heflin, R-Houston, said the reception Wednesday evening at the West Austin home of James Huffines, chairman of the UT System Board of Regents, was a result of Heflin's support of tuition deregulation. The Legislature last year granted boards of regents authority to raise tuition, a power that previously was held by lawmakers.

UT regents raised A workplace I giving brochure: Democrat Hubert Vo is trying to unseat Texas Rep. Talmadge Heflin, R-Houston. On statesman.com: Previous coverage and the letter seeking contributions to Rep. Talmadge Heflin's re-election campaign. tuition at numerous campuses, including UT-Austin.

Under state law, at least 20 percent of the increased revenue must be used for financial aid for less affluent students. "Talmadge Heflin pushed through a tuition deregulation bill that resulted in a middle- Catholic Relief Services (0309) Global Impact (0300) Lutheran World Relief (0335) Planned Parenthood World Population (0323) Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO) (0338) U.S. Fund for UNICEF (0329) JjJJ Ciority code for Combined Federal Campaign IMPACT 800-638-8079 www.charity.org VOW: Task force, work groups are proposed Oy ir best net work ever. Yo best tame to tir Try GSM America for 30 days risk-free and hear the difference now. Over the past few months, we've made GSM America even better.

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The commission called for recruiting one per son a year who would be both a leading scholar and a top-flight leader, thus gradually building up departments and research centers. Faulkner said he and Ekland-Olson would convene three work groups one involving faculty, one involving department chairs and one involving deans this winter to begin exploring prospects for action. Faulkner also embraced 16 "operational recommendations" by the commission, which include dropping "at Austin" from the university's formal title and expanding campus housing to accommodate all freshmen. The UT president's annual addresses have often had a "we're good but can be better" message. In the past, he has said that UT should strive to be ranked equal to the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Michigan and other top public universities.

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