Skip to Main Content
Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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

City

2014-11-05_Adler_election_party_Mike

Adler, Martinez prepare for runoff in mayoral race

Jackie Wang November 12, 2014

Despite last week’s elections, many of the Austin City Council races remain undecided. Eight City Council races will be decided Dec. 16, including the mayor’s race, as only three candidates...

2014-11-10_Homeless_Home_Michael

UT freshman works to provide home for the homeless

Kate Dannenmaier November 12, 2014

Business freshman Morgan Moulckers and a local nonprofit are working to provide the chronically homeless in Austin with a stable community in which they can thrive. Moulckers started her fundraiser,...

No one injured in West Campus fraternity house fire

Natalie Sullivan November 11, 2014

No injuries were reported after a deck at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house caught fire Tuesday morning.  According to Randy Elmore, Austin Fire Department public information officer, AFD was...

2014-11-11__K_Phi_Marshall

Service society gives helping hand to low-income elementary school

Marisa Charpentier November 11, 2014

When strangers Tiffany Chan and Carolyn Ellis roomed together their freshman year, they learned three things the first night: They both wore the same shoes to prom, they both bruise easily, and they both...

LISTEN: Election results, city council passes Bicycle Master Plan, Board of Regents honor Cigarroa

Madlin Mekelburg and Anthony Green November 11, 2014

In this Podcast, Anthony Green and Madlin Mekelburg discuss election results, city council’s approval of the Bicycle Master Plan, Governor Rick Perry’s court appearance, the TA Task Force’s...

Riley2014-11_05_Chris_Riley_Chris

Chris Riley drops out of District 9 runoff

Jackie Wang November 8, 2014

Austin City Council member Chris Riley dropped out of the runoff election Friday for the City Council’s District 9 seat. With 49.1 percent of the vote, City Council member Kathie Tovo was just...

2014-11-07_City_Council_Graeme

City Council passes bike plan, continues CodeNEXT discussion

Jackie Wang November 7, 2014

At their meeting Thursday in the newly renovated chambers in City Hall, the Austin City Council passed the Bicycle Master Plan and agreed to discuss the land development code rewrite at their next meeting. The...

2014-11-06_Urban_Rail_Daulton

Failed urban rail plan leaves city back at the drawing board

Jackie Wang November 6, 2014

With Austin voters rejecting Proposition 1 on Tuesday, the city will have to look at new options in order to continue its efforts to improve Austin’s transportation infrastructure. Prop. 1 proposed...

2014-11-06_Post_Election_Daulton

Professors, campaign professionals discuss election results

Josh Willis November 6, 2014

Professors and campaign professionals gathered at the Belo Center for New Media on Wednesday to dissect and analyze Tuesday’s election results at an event hosted by the New Politics Forum at the...

2014-11_05_Kathie_Tovo_Xintong

Updated: Tovo, Riley headed to runoff in District 9 race

Sebastian Vega and Adam Hamze November 5, 2014

City Council members Kathie Tovo and Chris Riley will face each other again in a runoff election on Dec. 16 as neither received a majority of the vote in Tuesday's District 9 council race. Tuesday’s...

2014-11-05_Adler_election_party_Mike

Adler, Martinez advance to runoff in mayoral race

Eleanor Dearman November 5, 2014

The Austin mayoral race will go into a runoff election between attorney Steve Adler and City Council member Mike Martinez. At press time, Adler led the eight-man race with 37 percent of the vote,...

2014-10-30_Formula_1_Talk_Jenna

Formula One brings racing, education to Austin

Marisa Charpentier November 3, 2014

Exhaust fumes masked the view of the Capitol. Crowds lined the street to watch the red and blue metallic blur rip through the city. The 750-horsepower Formula One race car came to a halt, revealing the...

Activate Search
City