Anna McCreary

Former Texas Sen. Wendy Davis is bringing the fight for gender equality off of the senate floor and directly to women with the launch of her nonprofit, Deeds Not Words.

Three UT professors recommend their favorite places to visit around Austin in the summer.

Get the most out of the month with The Daily Texan’s local event picks.

Austin’s LGBT celebration continues in full swing as the end of Pride month draws near. 

Get your keys and grab a friend — The Daily Texan has four suggestions for weekend excursions no more than 100 miles outside of Austin.

Kevin Falls, co-executive producer of the Emmy-winning drama “The West Wing,” will screen his new Fox drama, “Pitch,” and speak on panels such as “Short N’ Sweet: The Single Season” at the ATX Television Festival on June 10.

After receiving news of the earthquake in Ecuador on April 16, business sophomore Bernardo Vallarino’s first instinct was to call his family. Despite his immense relief in discovering they were fine, Vallarino, like many other students from Ecuador, was overcome with unbearable pain because of his inability to help his homeland.

Ty Wilson said he’d always heard losing a limb was like losing a loved one. 

Juan Pablo Rivera was 13 when the first shooting he remembers occurred in his hometown of Tampico, Mexico. 

Austin-based author Karan Mahajan disengages with the typical tale of terrorism and its aftermath in “The Association of Small Bombs,” reflecting on the lifelong trauma of tragedy, something popular sensationalist literature and films often neglect.

While South By Southwest may be an Austin staple, it certainly isn’t all the city has to offer during spring break. If overcrowded music venues and drunken shenanigans aren’t your thing, and you find yourself in the city anxious to escape the chaos of SXSW, consult The Daily Texan’s list of four events in and around Austin to escape South By Southwest. 

Nearly a decade after the height of the “Twilight” frenzy, the presence of the still-volatile Team Edward/Team Jacob argument demonstrates the young adult fiction franchise’s lasting impact on teen culture. 

Over winter break, the documentary series “Making A Murderer” captured millions of viewers, with audiences turning to social media and online forums to discuss their theories and debate the questionable innocence of the series’ subject, Stephen Avery.