Skip to Main Content
Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Former Angleton teammates will reunite on Saturday

Austin Laymance November 10, 2011

Talk about a reunion. Angleton High School will be well-represented at Faurot Field on Saturday when Texas visits Missouri. Longhorns cornerback Quandre Diggs and tailback D.J. Monroe grew up in Angleton...

Amid flood catastrophe, Thais ready for festival

The Associated Press November 10, 2011

BANGKOK — Every year when the moon is full and the rainy season draws to an end, Thailand’s waterways fill with millions of floating lotus-shaped lanterns — a symbolic, centuries-old...

Coffee robot serves up precise hot beverages

Lindsey Cherner November 10, 2011

Charles Studor was fascinated by the women he saw in Honduras and their ability to create smooth, creamy coffee that couldn’t seem to be replicated in the U.S. Now, years later, replication will...

Beavis and Butt-Head makes triumphant return

Benjamin Smith November 10, 2011

Before Oct. 27, it had been 14 years since new episodes of “Beavis and Butt-Head” last aired. After watching the first four episodes, it’s clear that reviving the series is the best...

Maui bull freed after giant tire stuck on his head

The Associated Press November 10, 2011

KULA, Hawaii — A rodeo bull in Hawaii has been freed from a giant tire that was stuck on his head for about 20 hours. The bull, named Skywalker, couldn’t eat or drink after he got his head...

Local store offers remedies unique to personal health issues

Sara Benner November 10, 2011

Tucked behind South Congress Avenue is a quaint vine-covered store filled with alternative remedies for everything from allergies to anxiety. Though The Herb Bar has been around for 25 years, owner Twila...

Study says Americans approve use of nuclear weapons

Megan Strickland November 9, 2011

The American public is not likely to oppose public officials’ judgement in utilizing nuclear weapons according to research conducted by professors at Dartmouth and Stanford universities. Benjamin...

New charges against soldier in Fort Hood bomb plot

The Associated Press November 9, 2011

WACO — An AWOL soldier planned to detonate bombs in a restaurant filled with Fort Hood troops and then shoot those who survived, federal authorities said in a new six-count indictment returned against...

Austin’s 100 Homes Campaign part of larger national effort

Lydia Herrera November 9, 2011

Tuesday marked day two of volunteers fanning out across the community to survey and identify the city’s most medically vulnerable homeless as part of Austin Registry Week. Austin’s 100 Homes...

Detroit band uses music to tackle serious, silly issues

Ali Breland November 9, 2011

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is fairly unique in that it has managed to create a dreamy pop, alternative sound, vaguely reminiscent of something that’s very west coast, despite it’s Detroit origin. It...

Education initiative allows high school senior to shadow UT students

Allie Kolechta November 9, 2011

A group of University students has taken the initiative to show underprivileged, underrepresented and unique high school students what they have the ability to do. From Monday through today, the senior...

Support for Joe Paterno ‘eroding’

The Associated Press November 9, 2011

Support for keeping Joe Paterno in his job coaching Penn State football is eroding among the board of trustees, threatening to end the 84-year-old coach’s career amid a child sex abuse scandal involving...

Activate Search

CapMetro sponsorship

CapMetro sponsorship