From p. 62 of the "Information Handbook for Faculty", University of Texas at Austin, 1986, a work to which then-president Cunningham wrote the forward:

Press-relations--Although most University activities will be reported through the News Service, members of the faculty and administrative staff are approached individually from time to time by members of the press. Faculty are encouraged to grant interviews and respond to reporters' questions when they are within the individual's competence and jurisdiction.