The Tenure, Promotion and Grievance Committee presented the final draft of its new tenure appeal policy to the Faculty Senate at Thursday's meeting and the Faculty Senate will vote in May.

The tentative policy applies to tenure-track faculty who wish to appeal when denied a promotion and/or tenure.

In order to get tenure, a faculty member must be approved by his or her department, then by his or her college and finally by the provost.

An alternative drilling site is being evaluated for an on-campus natural gas well, a university administrator said.

The university signed a lease in August that proposed a drilling site in the remote parking lot north of Amon Carter Stadium, but an official location for the site of the Chesapeake Energy natural gas well has yet to be determined, said Brian Gutierrez, the vice chancellor for finance and administration.

Brazil is localizing condom production to reduce import costs.According to an article from the BBC Web site, Brazil is making condoms from rubber trees in the Amazon rainforest.Health officials said this...

Austin is taking care of its homeless, or at least trying to.Alan Graham, founder and president of Mobile Loaves & Fishes, wants to create an RV park to house 150 to 175 people who are chronically homeless,...

Image magazine and DailySkiff.com have been recognized as best publications by both the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) and the Society of Professional Journalists region that includes colleges in Texas and Oklahoma. As first-place regional SPJ winners, the magazine and Web site are up for national honors against the other regional winners, and the national winners will be announced in mid-May.

Christian body art is becoming more common as people are representing their faith through permanent ink. I think it's beautiful, but I'm a bit biased.

Tattoos have been around forever. Dating back to thousands of years before Christ, people preserved bodies being discovered with body art. People would mark their bodies in celebration of God, making their bodies a walking testimony for their faith. Is it wrong to be a witness and testimony of faith in God?

Six years from now the number of high school graduates is expected to drop nationwide, but administrators say the decline will not affect TCU admissions.

Thankfully, this alarming national trend will mean nothing for Texas. And, Ray Brown, dean of admissions, believes the key to maintaining a healthy admissions rate is to reach the Hispanic population.

Good for TCU.

The attribution in this story was corrected at 2:30 p.m. April 10.

Two physical plant employees suffered minor injuries Wednesday morning in an electrical accident in the basement of Tandy Hall, a Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman said.

Lt. Kent Worley, a Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman, said one employee suffered a burn on his right arm, and the other employee hurt his knee when he jumped back.

High school senior Rodolfo Ramirez's graduation in June will become a milestone not only for his family but for the nation.Ramirez, a Fort Worth native whose parents moved to Texas from Mexico, will attend...

Tonight the lacrosse team continues our "rivalry" with the SMU Mustangs from the preppy side of town. While any fan from SEC country will tell you that our crosstown rivalry is about as bitter as the Puppy...

The inaugural AddRan Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Series will be an opportunity for faculty and students to reflect on a big question of our time, an associate religion professor said.

Jack Hill, associate religion professor, said his lecture, "How Do We Educate Ethical Leaders for a Post 9/11 World?" will address issues of ecology, diversity, particularly race and class, and issues of social change and transformation in an increasingly complex, multicultural world.