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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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Tom Herman talks Texas Tech travel plans, lonely team meals

Myah Taylor September 21, 2020

The 2020 college football season has been thwarted by COVID-19, but this isn't the first time Tom Herman has dealt with a virus. The Texas head football coach served as the offensive coordinator...

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Students demand UT-Austin change COVID-19 reporting policy in residence halls

Andrew Zhang September 15, 2020

Some students are asking UT to change the COVID-19 case notification system in residence halls, which currently informs residents’ primary and secondary contacts who test positive, not the entire...

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Pulling double duty: UT-Austin professors take on child care while teaching

Andrew Zhang September 15, 2020

Students enrolled in geography lecturer Sara Diamond’s class this fall may get a chance to hear her 2-year-old daughter call for attention in the background of the Zoom call.  As COVID-19...

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Tom Herman discusses injuries, roster depth after Texas football home opener

Myah Taylor September 14, 2020

The Texas football team blew out UT-El Paso in its home opener Saturday night, and a few Longhorns got banged up in the process. Redshirt freshman wide receiver Jordan Whittington sat out in the second...

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Two Texas legislators said public education is ‘number one focus’ at Texas Tribune Festival

Lauren Goodman September 14, 2020

Two Texas legislators said they are committed to carrying out their promises of increasing public education funding made during the last legislative session before the COVID-19 pandemic. Dan Huberty,...

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UT Interim President Jay Hartzell discusses plans for leading campus at Texas Tribune Festival

Neha Madhira September 14, 2020

Campus life this fall is a little surreal, and it feels like a poorly attended day in the summer, UT Interim President Jay Hartzell said.  Hartzell sat down to talk about his plans for handling...

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No. 14 Longhorns wallop UTEP Miners 59-3 in season opener

Stephen Wagner September 13, 2020

There may have been limited crowds and masks on the sideline, but watching Texas crush the UT-El Paso Miners 59-3 in its season opener Saturday night resembled the closest thing to normalcy the Longhorns...

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Two former US Secretaries of Education speak on public education at Texas Tribune Festival

Samantha Greyson September 7, 2020

Margaret Spellings and Arne Duncan, former United States secretaries of education, said the current administration is mishandling the coronavirus pandemic in public schools and institutions. The pair...

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No asterisk needed: Longhorns ready to kick off 2020 season

Stephen Wagner September 7, 2020

If there is an asterisk next to the Longhorns’ 2020 season, it won’t matter to Texas head coach Tom Herman.  Never before has a college football season been played with limited or no...

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Texas House Representatives discuss pandemic, 87th Texas Legislature during Texas Tribune Festival

Neha Madhira September 7, 2020

While uncertainty still remains about the next Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, legislators say the first thing to remember for the Texas House is getting things done. To kick off the...

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UT-Austin researchers win $20 million grant from National Science Foundation

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves September 1, 2020

The National Science Foundation selected UT on Aug. 26 to host the AI Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning, which will help improve the basic technology behind artificial intelligence. The...

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UT-Austin students develop website to make information about courses, professors more accessible

Lauren Abel September 1, 2020

After registering for classes in the spring, three UT students decided to create UTexas Review, a website that condenses information about courses and professors to help students make informed decisions...

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