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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

Texas cheerleaders carry the Texas letter flags after the Longhorns score during their game against the Jayhawks on Sept. 30, 2023. Texas won 40-14.

Four-star Georgia safety Zelus Hicks commits to Texas

Luke Lawhorn, General Sports Reporter September 13, 2024

Four-star recruit Zelus Hicks, a safety from Georgia in the class of 2026, made his verbal commitment to Texas on Thursday, per On3 Recruits. Hicks chose the Longhorns over his two state schools, Georgia...

County Clerk office to allocate additional services to reduce voting waiting times at Texas Union site

County Clerk office to allocate additional services to reduce voting waiting times at Texas Union site

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter September 13, 2024

The Travis County Clerk’s office will take additional steps to reduce waiting times for the November election at the Texas Union polling location, the office said in an Aug. 26 memo. The Union will...

Student builds nail art business, celebrates 19.3k Instagram followers sharing artistic process

Student builds nail art business, celebrates 19.3k Instagram followers sharing artistic process

Angelina Liu, General Life&Arts Reporter September 13, 2024

Hunched over a glossy white desk, advertising sophomore Grace Joh meticulously molds a cotton-candy blue lollipop on a pale yellow press-on nail. Despite the complexity of the design, she spends only an...

Students use the new Pepsi soda fountains at Kins Dining on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

Students disappointed about switch from Coca-Cola products to Pepsi in dining halls

Ren Leija, News Desk Editor September 13, 2024

When they moved back into the dorms at the beginning of the semester, design junior Kate Crowder craved a Dr. Pepper, so they headed to the dining hall. But when they arrived, they discovered the Coca-Cola...

Law enforcement pushes protesters to the edge of the Main Mall lawn during the pro-Palestine demonstration on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Texas pro-Palestinian organizations sue Greg Abbott, state universities for enforcement of March executive order

Maryam Ahmed and Naina Srivastava September 13, 2024

An ongoing federal lawsuit filed by several pro-Palestinian organizations in May calls on Gov. Greg Abbott and state universities to stop enforcing an executive order addressing antisemitism on college...

Trump and Harris take stage in first presidential debate

Trump and Harris take stage in first presidential debate

Erika Pernis, Naina Srivastava, and Matthew Gomez September 11, 2024

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris faced off in their first presidential debate Tuesday night, less than two months away from the election. The two candidates spoke about...

Guard Rori Harmon during Texas' game against Oral Roberts University on Nov. 29. Texas won 112-74.

Women’s basketball: top matchups to look out for

Anna Ambrose, General Sports Reporter September 11, 2024

Texas women’s basketball is making its debut in the SEC on Jan. 2, diving into the conference with a schedule full of teams that regularly top the NCAA rankings. The Longhorn team is full of veteran...

‘Speak No Evil’ inspires laughter in otherwise psychologically disturbed audience

‘Speak No Evil’ inspires laughter in otherwise psychologically disturbed audience

Bailey Raymond, General Life&Arts Reporter September 11, 2024

Blumhouse Productions’ “Speak No Evil,” a remake of the 2022 Dutch film of the same title, invites an unassuming family to a beautiful English estate full of idyllic scenery and secretly psychotic...

Free at-home COVID-19 tests available for order at end of September

Free at-home COVID-19 tests available for order at end of September

Eden Shamy, General News Reporter September 11, 2024

The federal government will again provide free at-home COVID-19 test kits starting at the end of the month. Individuals can order up to four free tests online to be mailed directly to their household....

People swim and lounge at Barton Springs Pool on July 1, 2023.

City of Austin works on repair plan for Barton Springs Pool

Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter September 11, 2024

The City of Austin developed a repair plan to address a leak in an abandoned pipe at Barton Springs Pool. Staff from the city's Parks and Recreation and Watershed Protection departments discovered...

Running back Jaydon Blue is tackled by three defenders during Texas' game at Michigan on Sept. 7, 2024.

Steve Sarkisian prioritizes finishing out games in fourth quarter, calling for “killer instincts” to be put in motion

Emma Hutchinson, Sports Desk Editor September 10, 2024

The Longhorns left the Michigan Wolverines, last season’s national champions, stunned on Saturday as they dominated inside The Big House. Both sides of the ball showed off their physicality and silenced...

Jay Sankaran, an assistant professor at UT, and former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz discussing global nuclear threats and how to reduce them during a Texas Tribune Festival event at the Omni Hotel Sept. 6.

UT professor speaks at Texas Tribune Festival with Ernest Moniz, talks upcoming book

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter September 10, 2024

After listening in on Texas Tribune Festival panels for years, a UT professor found himself somewhere he never imagined his career would take him. In the Omni Hotel Ballroom at the festival this Friday,...

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