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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

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UT student, alumnus killed in car accident

Sarah White January 17, 2012

Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a car crash that killed a UT student, a UT alumnus and one other person earlier this month. UT senior Kaat Debeuckelaer, 21, was killed in...

Tree of Angels remembers victims of violent crimes

Danielle Villasana December 7, 2011

Glistening with silver lights and hundreds of palm-sized angels of different shapes, sizes and colors, two pine trees stand tall before rows of people gathered together Tuesday evening to remember friends...

Familiar face at Hole in the Wall opens new venue

Claire Cardona December 6, 2011

The smiling, bearded face of bartender Denis O’Donnell will still greet you by name when you enter the bar. But it won’t be at Hole in the Wall, the bar at West Dean Keeton Street and Guadalupe...

Occupy protesters close bank accounts, march to the Drag

Nick Hadjigeorge December 5, 2011

Occupy Austin protesters marched from the Capitol to the corner of 24th Street and Guadalupe Street on Saturday to express their opposition of banks that received bailout funds and to celebrate the restrictions...

City to make public data more accessible

Sarah White November 30, 2011

The city of Austin is looking for information about which type of public data residents consider most important, but UT officials said they do not have the resources to conduct similar research on prioritizing...

Occupy Austin protesters prepare for cold winter

Nick Hadjigeorge November 30, 2011

Blankets, jackets, socks and other materials have been donated to the Occupy Austin protesters to help them combat the temperature drop. Occupy Supply, a national program organized by the blog Firedoglake,...

Austin icon ranks high in Rolling Stone’s greatest guitar players list

Rachel Thompson November 29, 2011

Smiles came easily whenever the late Austin musician Stevie Ray Vaughan was around because of his positive spirit and the revolutionary sound of his music, said music photographer and friend Susan Antone. “When...

Nationwide movement utilizes online streaming

Nick Hadjigeorge November 28, 2011

Occupy Austin and other Occupy protests around the country are using an online video streaming website called Livestream to broadcast a 24-hour live feed of anything that happens at the occupation. Austin...

Occupy protesters shift to Capitol grounds

Kayla Jonsson November 28, 2011

Occupy Austin protesters challenged authorities within hours of expanding from City Hall steps to the Capitol grounds Saturday. Many protesters made the move to the Capitol as a result of the Oct. 30...

Kids, parents donate at Christmas parade

Kayla Jonsson November 28, 2011

Despite rain on the parade, families showed up on Congress Avenue on Saturday to kick off the Christmas season and donate toys to less fortunate children. Chuy’s Mexican restaurant sponsored the...

Austin ranks low as a city for technology jobs

Megan Strickland November 23, 2011

Austin ranked 32nd out of 51 U.S. cities in a recent Forbes magazine evaluation of the best cities for technology jobs. Mark Schill, vice president for research for the Praxis Strategy Group that compiled...

Austin airport ranks in top five for service quality

Sarah White November 23, 2011

The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was ranked as a top-five airport in service quality for the fifth year in a row by Airport Council International and received the new Director General’s...

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