Yass, a school voucher supporter and an influential figure in Texas politics, said the only condition for the gift was for ...

The University of Austin says Yass’ donation is the first in a fundraising campaign aimed at raising $300 million to cover ...

Billionaire Jeff Yass, a major backer of efforts to expand private school vouchers, donated $100 million to offer free tuition permanently to students who enroll at the University of Austin, the ...

The statement also comes amid several high-profile cases in Texas pitting academic freedom against political pressure.

On Wednesday, the University of Austin said it would use a $100-million donation to make two stark commitments: never ...

After receiving even more support from a big conservative donor, the not-yet-accredited institution announced it will neither ...

CBS News’s editor in chief, Bari Weiss, co-founded the Texas school, which describes its mission as “the fearless pursuit of ...

A significant $100 million donation from billionaire Jeff Yass is set to make the University of Austin tuition-free for ...

The unaccredited university, which was started in 2021 and operates out of the Scarbrough building along Congress Avenue in ...

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