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Riley Gaines holds up a sign with an audience at the Young Conservatives meeting on Oct. 3, 2024.

Young Conservatives host ‘Take back Title IX’ talk

Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter October 4, 2024

Title IX and the future of women’s sports were the focus of a talk hosted on Oct. 3 by Young Conservatives, a UT student political organization.  Riley Gaines, a former Division I All-American athlete...

City Commission recommends partnership to build hiking trail in Edwards Aquifer

City Commission recommends partnership to build hiking trail in Edwards Aquifer

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter October 4, 2024

The City’s Environmental Commission passed a motion on Sept. 18 recommending the city council to partner with the Great Springs Project, a non-profit organization working to create a greenway of protected...

University Event Readiness and Response director discusses student demonstrations

University Event Readiness and Response director discusses student demonstrations

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 3, 2024

The Daily Texan sat down with the director of the new Event Readiness and Response Unit, Joseph LoBrutto, to discuss the role of the new unit in managing campus events and student demonstrations. LoBrutto...

Alondra Nelson delivers the keynote address during the LBJ School of Public Affairs Policy Leadership in the Age of AI Symposium on Tuesday, Oct. 1 2024. Nelson is one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI.

LBJ School hosts AI policy symposium, keynote address by former White House staffer

Shreya Vaidhyanathan, General News Reporter October 3, 2024

Amid low trust in artificial intelligence, government officials must adapt their policies and laws to better equip the country, the former acting director of the White House Office of Science and Technology...

UT researchers awarded $5M grant supporting carbon capture, storage on Gulf Coast

UT researchers awarded $5M grant supporting carbon capture, storage on Gulf Coast

Catharine Li, General News Reporter October 2, 2024

A group of Jackson School of Geosciences researchers received a $5 million grant from the Department of Energy to advance carbon capture and storage infrastructure along the Gulf Coast.  The group’s...

The student section yells during the thirds quarter of Texas' game against CSU on Aug. 31, 2024.

Student Government approves student section expansion, proposes organization seating and revising Big Ticket

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter October 2, 2024

Student Government members unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday to expand the football student section during their weekly general assembly meeting. The bill comes as Texas was ranked No. 1 by the...

Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance meet in vice presidential debate

Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance meet in vice presidential debate

Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter October 2, 2024

Sen. J.D. Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz met for the first time during the vice presidential debate on Tuesday, just over a month away from Election Day.  The two vice presidential candidates...

Bernie Sanders speaks in Hogg Memorial Auditorium at the University Democrats Our Fight Our Future Rally on Oct. 1, 2024.

Over 1000 students attend “Our Fight Our Future” rally

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter October 2, 2024

Over one thousand students gathered on campus Tuesday for an “Our Fight Our Future” rally where multiple prominent progressive politicians spoke about upcoming election races. The rally, organized...

Students walk past construction zones on Inner Campus Drive near Batts Hall on Oct. 1, 2024. The project aims to provide a reliable and accessible route to navigate the campus terrain, according to UT project details.

Construction project to improve accessible parking, traffic flow on Inner Campus Drive

Lizzie Bassett, General News Reporter October 1, 2024

The University blocked off portions of the sidewalk along Inner Campus Drive last week, marking the start of a construction project that’s expected to stay on the road until early February.  The...

TikTok goes to court with federal government over law that could force company to sell American operations

TikTok goes to court with federal government over law that could force company to sell American operations

Isaiah Williams, General News Reporter October 1, 2024

TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, and the federal government began their trial on Sept. 16 after the company sued against a law that would force TikTok to sell its American operations or face a nationwide...

Texas Supreme Court upholds gun ban at State Fair of Texas

Texas Supreme Court upholds gun ban at State Fair of Texas

Kendall Meachum, General News Reporter October 1, 2024

The Supreme Court of Texas upheld a ban on guns at the State Fair of Texas in a decision released on Thursday, denying Attorney General Ken Paxton’s August challenge to the ban. The State Fair announced...

City of Austin Transportation and Public Works employee Sadra Dehghan talks with two attendees about proposed changes to Interstate 35 in Austin at a community meeting on Sept. 28, 2024. Dozens of individuals involved with the planning process were present to answer questions about the project.

Our Future 35 holds open house to discuss caps-and-stitches

Shreya Vaidhyanathan, Samantha Reimers, General News Reporters October 1, 2024

Austin’s Cap and Stitch project, Our Future 35, held an open house on Saturday to present concept highway caps and stitches to Austin residents.  The research initiative, funded by the city of Austin,...

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