UT-Austin working with Dan Patrick to create 'limited government' think tank

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : At a Board of Regents meeting last week, the regents unanimously authorized funding from UT-Austin's budget to match state funding.
58% : "UT-Austin welcomes the Texas Legislature's interest in creating an institute dedicated to free markets, economic development, private enterprise and personal liberty," Bird said in a statement.
57% : The group of backers eventually met with Patrick to discuss their proposal and state funding for the project in early March, around the time the funding was quietly added to the state budget.
55% : The proposal that requests state appropriations and obtained by the Tribune includes draft language for the state budget item, which says the money would be used to "dramatically increase the number of students who are able to explore and learn about the value of free markets, limited government, personal enterprise and individual freedom."

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