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City of El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser on The Texas Tribune Festival's "What Immigration Means to America" panel with Texas State Prof. Sarah Coleman, policy advisor Laura Collins, Dara Lind, American Immigration Council fellow, and moderator Perla Trevizo on Sep. 23, 2023.

Texas leaders and experts discuss the current state of immigration at Texas Tribune Festival

Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter September 24, 2023

Immigration plays a positive role in the United States’ economy and culture, Texas leaders and experts said at the annual Texas Tribune Festival Saturday.  The panel, entitled “What Immigration...

A child learns about the different kinds of fur on animals on the patio outside the Texas Science & Natural History Museum on Sept. 23, 2023. The museum had it’s grand re-opening event after being closed for 18 months for renovations.

Texas Science and Natural History Museum reopens after extensive renovations

Laurel Pinchback, General News Reporter September 24, 2023

After being closed for renovations for over a year, the renamed Texas Science and Natural History Museum reopened Saturday.  The museum, previously known as the Texas Memorial Museum opened in 1939,...

Austin residents voice concerns over self-driving cars, city’s inability to regulate them

Austin residents voice concerns over self-driving cars, city’s inability to regulate them

Isabella Zeff, Senior News Reporter September 21, 2023

Over the last few decades, Austin earned a reputation as a technological hub with organizations from around the world converging on the city. However, Austin residents expressed concerns about one of the...

Powerlines on Lamar St. on Sep. 10, 2023.

Residents, students asked to conserve power after frequent power outages

Raiyan Shaik and Pili Saravia September 21, 2023

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas sent out several notices in the past few weeks asking residents to conserve power due to high temperatures that caused power outages surrounding campus. According...

A couple plays mini golf at Peter Pan Mini Golf on Sep. 20, 2023. The family-owned business has operated for 75 years.

Locals petition for historical designation of mini golf course

Naina Srivastava, General News Reporter September 21, 2023

Margaret Dismukes Massad grew up watching her father hand-sculpt and paint each figure that decorates Peter Pan Mini Golf. Seventy-five years later, the business faces the possibility of closure. Opened...

Community leaders launch city-wide equity initiative

Community leaders launch city-wide equity initiative

Khiry Duffey, General News Reporter September 19, 2023

Community leaders and activists stood on the south steps of the Texas State Capitol to announce a new initiative designed to broaden efforts to make Austin a better model of justice, unity and equity. Dream...

Fans wait in line to enter Victory Lap bar on September 16, 2023.

West Campus bar Victory Lap working to comply with city requirements following noise complaints from 2400 Nueces residents

Isabella Zeff, Senior News Reporter September 18, 2023

After living at 2400 Nueces for two years, Anika Grendell grew used to gameday cheers or weekend music, but never expected the consistent noise this semester from the new bar Victory Lap across the street. “I...

Charley Rejsek, the CEO of BookPeople, stands in front of a bookshelf inside the location on N. Lamar Blvd on Sept. 12, 2023. BookPeople joined group of Texas bookstores to sue the HB 900, which requires bookstores to provide ratings for books sold to schools outlining the amount of sexual content.

Federal judge says Texas cannot enforce book censorship law

Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter September 14, 2023

A federal judge said he will provide an injunction to stop a law censoring books containing “sexually explicit material” in school libraries last month, resulting from a lawsuit filed by book freedom...

Austin City Council approves windowless housing resolution, preventing construction of new windowless bedrooms

Austin City Council approves windowless housing resolution, preventing construction of new windowless bedrooms

Sarah Brager, Senior News Reporter September 14, 2023

The Austin City Council approved a resolution yesterday requiring access to natural light in all newly constructed bedrooms in Austin after UT community members started a campaign this summer against windowless...

Austin blood donation center We Are Blood expands eligibility guidelines to include more LGBTQ+ donors

Austin blood donation center We Are Blood expands eligibility guidelines to include more LGBTQ+ donors

Isabella Zeff, Senior News Reporter September 14, 2023

Brandon Wollerson donated blood for the first time in high school before he realized he was gay. After a few years of donating, Wollerson came out and became an ineligible donor — until We Are Blood...

A stray cat in the Hancock neighborhood on Harmon Ave. and 38th St. on Sep. 10, 2023. Signs posted in the neighborhood encourage locals to adopt the strays occupying abandoned homes.

Cat-feeding community urges for adoption of dozens of cats before I-35 expansion

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter September 12, 2023

Rosana Carroll stood in an unoccupied lot in the Hancock neighborhood north of campus, feeding approximately 60 stray cats two and a half years ago. She said she feeds the now neutered remaining 30 cats...

Littlefield Fountain remains in operation during the drought in Austin, Texas on Aug. 28, 2023.

‘It’s just a different type of heat’: UT students reflect on water accessibility, usage under Austin’s drought restrictions

Vivien Ayers, News Desk Editor September 11, 2023

In mid-August, the city of Austin announced its move into Stage 2 water restrictions, including water accessibility and use limits because of extreme drought conditions dropping water levels in Austin-area...

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