Published Nov 3, 2010
Governor Rick Perry's platform about making college affordable through funding for financial aid programs wouldn't affect the university since it is a private institution, a university political science professor said.
James Riddlesperger said for the state as whole, this year's elections were influenced more by each candidate's plans to pull state funds from one program and use them for another.
Perry, the Republican incumbent, defeated Democratic challenger Bill White to win a third four-year term as Texas governor.