City and transportation officials released a transit plan intended to unite the Central Texas region Friday.
At a press conference Friday, Mayor Lee Leffingwell said within 15 years, the city will link...
Students who use walking and biking trails such as the Shoal Creek trail adjacent to West Campus may have access to the trails 24/7 because of a resolution passed by City Council waiving current curfews...
While Austin officials are taking applications from citizens to draw lines for the city’s single-member districts, UT students have an unparalleled opportunity to represent themselves in Austin’s...
At the Skillpoint Alliance in downtown Austin, a crowded room of tech whizzes and video game enthusiasts is cordially buzzing, awaiting the kickoff of the Global Game Jam, an annual weekend of creative...
Though much of UT students’ experiences with the homeless population involve being panhandled by “Drag rats,” several students have gotten involved with an Austin group that aims to completely...
The public areas where smokers can enjoy lighting up may dwindle further as public health advocates fight to clear the air of the dangerous risks of secondhand smoke to Austinites.
The city placed a...
Administrators are taking the first steps to get a UT-Austin medical school off the ground with estimates of first-year expenses for hiring and construction.
Budget projections for the new medical school,...
People around the world watched U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor administer the vice presidential oath of office to Joe Biden earlier this week, but UT students had the chance to see her in person...
Students at the Austin Community College-Rio Grande campus were likely surprised to find police investigating and searching the campus at roughly 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Someone called a bomb threat...
In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, thousands of people gathered Monday to commemorate King’s legacy in the Annual MLK Community March leading from the UT campus to the Texas Capitol.
The...
Hundreds of volunteers gathered at J.J. Seabrook Park on Saturday to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in this year’s cleanup of East MLK Boulevard.
More than 300 people helped rid MLK Boulevard...
Students looking for a meal out of a moving van no longer have to trek across the city to experience Austin’s food truck culture.
Rancho Rio Eatery, the most recent addition to Austin’s...
