Anyone have any insight why this was abandoned? The reports that I have read indicate that UT was ready to move forward with a world class institution and build a new campus that would rival globally renowned institutions and help advance the technology, energy and healthcare sectors for generations to come.

At best this appears to be a misunderstanding between the University of Houston and the University of Texas System. At worst it seems to be a battle of some huge egos that is preventing something that could be a game changing, quantum leaping type of institution from ever getting off the ground.

Just trying to understand what is happening here?