New regents don't appear to be serious about dealing with UT admission corruption

Jon Cassidy:
A few Republican state senators demonstrated Thursday that they aren’t willing to ignore the admissions scandal at the University of Texas, even if Gov. Greg Abbott is.

The Senate Nominations Committee heard testimony Thursday from Abbott’s three nominees to join the UT Board of Regents, two of whom bear some responsibility for the recent scandals: Steven Hicks, known for opposing investigations into favoritism and a forgivable loan scandal; David Beck, who approved those forgivable loans; and Sara Martinez Tucker, a former Bush administration official who appeared to win over committee members initially troubled by her support for the Common Core education standards.

Republican state Sen. Brian Birdwell went straight to the most urgent problem: The political favoritism in UT admissions still may be going on.

In the wake of a blockbuster report that uncovered more than 2,000 examples of special treatment for the children of the wealthy and well-connected, not one official has stepped forward to say the school has put a stop to the practice of placing holds on hundreds of applications each year, ensuring they’re not rejected without the approval of UT President Bill Powers.
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It appears that there are still people in power who do not want to give up the process of allowing people who don't meet the admission requirements in if they are politically connected or their parents are rich.  This is unfair to those more qualified students who will not be able to get into the university because their spot is filled because of corruption.

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