AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - University of Texas regents are backing the creation of a so-called Longhorn network of cable sports programming.
The regents met behind closed doors Wednesday with school President William Powers Jr. to discuss the plan. The regents' academic affairs committee then publicly voted to allow Powers to sign a deal.
ESPN has confirmed it is in talks with Texas to distribute the proposed network. ESPN and school officials have declined to discuss how much it would be worth or other details.
Fox Sports, believed to be interested in the network, declined comment Wednesday.
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