The latest salvo in a long-standing fight over leadership at the University of Texas at Austin could lead to the ouster of the flagship campus' popular president within the next week.
UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa asked President Bill Powers this week to resign by the end of Friday or face firing at Thursday's board meeting, sources with knowledge of the situation said.
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