<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/2016/august/0892016hobbapproval.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>08/07/2017 04:01:14 PM</pubDate><title>UH Hobby School of Public Affairs Gains Official Approval</title><subtitle/><description>University of Houston - News: The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Tuesday granted official approval for the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs.   The school, named in honor of former Texas Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby, will build on the existing educational and research programs of the Center for Public Policy, which was founded at UH in 1981.</description><author/><author-email/><author-phone/><image/><categories>Notices,People</categories></item>