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UT System Aircraft Returned to Austin on PUF Hearing Day

The Tyler-to-Austin leg followed a day of movements around the Senate funding hearing.

Jul 29, 2026N139XL
Estimated route, no live track
Flight
  1. Tyler, TXAustin, TXKTYR → KAUSJul 29, 20262:33 PM3:08 PMEDT35m

UT System aircraft N139XL returned from Tyler to Austin on the afternoon of July 29, completing the day's fourth Austin-East Texas movement. The Senate Higher Education Committee met that morning on Permanent University Fund allocations between the UT and Texas A&M systems. The timing makes hearing-related university travel the strongest explanation, while the public record stops short of naming travelers.

Selected flight record
Flight record
Route
KTYR → KAUS
Departure
Jul 29, 2026, 2:33 PM ET
Arrival
Jul 29, 2026, 3:08 PM ET
Airborne
35m
Paired legs
outboundAustin, TX → Tyler, TXJul 29, 2026, 6:45 AM
Sources & methodology

Sources: Texas Senate Higher Education Committee; UT System Aircraft Operations.

capitol.texas.gov ↗utsystem.edu ↗

Flight cost methodology →

Aircraft & ownership
Aircraft
Tail
N139XL
FAA type
C56X · Cessna Citation Excel / XLS family
Group
SEC
Registry
United States
Attribution
Registered owner
Board of Regents, University of Texas System
current registry · not dated to this flight
Program tie
BOARD OF REGENTS — confirmed prior servicedocumented
funnel confirmed service · 8 confirmed flight_reason_labels for texas on BOARD OF REGENTS (0 documented, 8 approved/published) across 1 tail(s): N139XL; first 2026-07-23, latest
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