<p>This explains what rationale is being used:</p>
<p>15mbw, I saw another typical article saying that Texas Tech, U of H, etc could not be upgraded to flagship status due to it costing $100 million plus per school to do so and the Texas government could not afford to do so. It just isn't a priority.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, those in power prefer to spend $300 billion and growing in Iraq and to keep cutting taxes primarily on the $300 k per year crowd.</p>
<p>Corrupt politics, that's why I hate it.</p>