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In their letter, the regent their concerns included “a* tant" tuition increases,ast bonded indebtedness Bayloy’s massive, onr building campaign, heao. uneven-handed methods use; hiring faculty and establish of a dual faculty system ik tinguishes research-one members from those vsithpr rily teaching loads. The regents said the) tried to deal w ith the is before, but only at a super level. “Still, the questions pr and the clamor is only ge louder,” the letter Mates believe that it is time to act; to act decisively.” Last week, three fa regent chairmen called fork to step down. Dr. James Bowden, att regent, said Ik* supports SIok had no comment on the leta Supporters of Sloan sap a visionary w'ho is lakiis world’s largest Baptist Uflpe ty in an exciting direr. Opponents question Bap fiscal health with the mde? ness incurred by its unp: dented building campaign.^ also has been criticized as dictive and intolerant of dK 1 le has denied the allegation Democrats Continued from page 1A troubling examples of Republicans trying to make a power grab in several states. “Democracy matters,” Shapleigh said. “If a majority can change the rules anytime it wants to win, democracy loses.” The Democrats said they are trying to expose involvement of the president, presi dential adviser Karl Rove and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in the Texas redistricting effort and the last-minute redrawing of a congressional map in Colorado. But David Beckwith, a spokesman for Republican Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, said that the senators are off base in their accusations. Democrats hold 17 of Texas’ 32 House seats in Congress. Republicans say they should have a majority of the seats to reflect Republican voting trends in the state. “Bush and Rove have nothing to do with this redistricting plan,” he said. “The fact is. our congressional delegation does not reflect voting patterns in Texas.” The national campaign also comes a week after Sen. John Whitmire left his 10 Democratic colleagues who have been in self-imposed exile in New Mexico and returned to Texas. His return could possibly give Republicans the quorum they need to pass the congressional redistricting plan. Texas Gov. Rick Perry has to call a third special session to take up the measure. He has not indicated when he may do that. Perry, Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick spent several hours meeting in Perry’s office Monday afternoon in Austin, Texas. Perry left without speaking to reporters. Dewhurst said no decision had been made on when a special session might be called. He said several factors were being considered. New radio and TV ads saying Bik abandoned Latino voters will begin rr within the next two weeks and will nr swing presidential states, including Ffa Illinois. Missouri. Ohio. Arizona. Ne*\ Nevada and Texas, along w ith the Distnc Columbia. The ads were paid forfromfc raised by Moveon.org. an Internet f formed in the late 1990s to oppose impeachment of then-President Clinton Texas Republicans criticized thenat; swing and the support of Movcon.org. “They’re off on this national fund-rt tour for Moveon.org, which is a hard anti-Bush organization that is using their their purposes," Beckwith said. White House officials did not reif telephone call Monday seeking cominer A federal three-judge district panel hear arguments on pending motions it Texas redistricting case in a Laredocn room Thursday. 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