Katrina Tollin

Some colleges and schools did not return requests for comment by press time. The Daily Texan will continue to reach out to them for information.

An update on the Virginia Tech website at 11:51 a.m. EST reported that, while police were still searching the area, they had not found anyone matching the description and there have been no other sightings.

The Austin City Council voted today to consider what the costs would be to halt construction on Water Treatment Plant No. 4 for five or more years.

The UT Police Department is adjusting its practices after a September on-campus shooting, according to a new report.

A car carrying several people crashed into a building in the 2800 block of Guadalupe Street around 4 a.m. Monday morning.

The new pilot program uses medically equipped motorcycles along I-35 which will be up to five minutes faster.

Part of Airport Boulevard could become more friendly for pedestrians and businesses if a new proposal for the area comes to life.

A collision between a student and a cement truck left nutrition freshman Haifa Abubaker with serious injuries.

 New Place 3 member Kathie Tovo is expected to bring new perspectives on education and neighborhood zoning.

Potential ideas for the I-35 Corridor Development Program include controlling the traffic coming and leaving the freeway’s ramps and the addition of a lane or lanes to the current shoulder of I-35, which might be made a high occupancy vehicle lane or a “managed” toll lane.

Austin residents may see a change in the way they commute as the City Council is revisiting the potential of the urban rail in hopes of meeting the needs of an increasingly congested city.

This year the Austin Police Department cracked down on drunk driving during the annual Republic of Texas Biker Rally with a no-refusal weekend.

Early voting opens today for the City Council runoff election for the Place 3 seat between incumbent Randi Shade and opponent Kathie Tovo.

Fans will get a chance to explore the incredible boredom that surrounds the Internal Revenue Service in David Foster Wallace’s posthumous novel, “The Pale King,” released three years after his death.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is doing an inconsistent job in outreach for its educational benefits programs, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

A scientific discovery is causing researchers to believe many dinosaurs may have had a feather-like covering.

A scientific discovery is causing researchers to believe many dinosaurs may have had a feather-like covering.

Smokey the Cannon boomed every half hour to welcome nearly 50,000 visitors to campus for the 10th annual Explore UT event.

Students most frequently withdraw from universities because of depression and a loss of financial aid, according to a study led by researchers at Michigan State University.

The United States needs to reevaluate higher education because of high dropout rates, according to a report by the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Researchers at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio made breakthrough progress toward discovering a contributing factor of Alzheimer’s disease.

Anju Dhital fled to Austin almost one year ago after a bloody civil war in Nepal tore apart her country and her family.