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Everything you need to know about Austin’s plan to expand I-35

Everything you need to know about Austin’s plan to expand I-35

Kylee Howard, Senior News Reporter January 23, 2023

Expansion of Interstate 35 is still on the city’s agenda despite construction set to begin early this year. Initially a research project in the 1980s, the Texas Department of Transportation has continually...

A protester holds a sign reading "Long Live Palestine!" as a Palestinian flag waves overhead during a protest against the IAC summit on Jan. 21, 2023.

UT students, community members protest Israeli-American Council Summit

Julius Shieh, General News Reporter January 23, 2023

Facing the entrance to the Fairmont Hotel, over 125 students and community members gathered on Saturday in downtown Austin to demand the shutdown of the Israeli-American Council  National Summit. The...

Progressive advocate Zo Qadri sworn in as District 9, West Campus council member

Progressive advocate Zo Qadri sworn in as District 9, West Campus council member

Joseph Sweeney, General News Reporter January 12, 2023

Zo Qadri, a UT alumnus and progressive advocate, was sworn in as the new Austin council member for District 9, now representing the vast majority of UT students.  Qadri, whose district comprises the...

Petition imitating the Austin Police Oversight Act may appear on the May ballot

Petition imitating the Austin Police Oversight Act may appear on the May ballot

Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter January 12, 2023

Austin voters may face two nearly identical propositions concerning police oversight in May. Despite having the same name, one of these propositions would increase oversight while the other intends to...

Travis County closes county-run COVID-19 vaccine clinics, new subvariant detected

Travis County closes county-run COVID-19 vaccine clinics, new subvariant detected

Kylee Howard, Senior News Reporter January 9, 2023

Travis County closed its drive-thru and mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Dec. 31, an effort originally designed to bring vaccines to the most affected areas of Austin according to a press release from...

You’re not alone: Suicidal ideation affects many in college and that’s OK. Resources are available

You’re not alone: Suicidal ideation affects many in college and that’s OK. Resources are available

Ikram Mohamed, Projects Reporter December 19, 2022

Content warning: This article mentions suicide   For many people, college brings independence, self-discovery and new opportunities. But this transition is not seamless for everyone — as many...

Texas French Bread is back to baking baguettes

Texas French Bread is back to baking baguettes

Leena Alali, Senior news reporter December 19, 2022

North Campus bakery Texas French Bread  reopened on Nov. 15 as an outdoor patio and trailer following a fire last Spring. Although customers can no longer take a peek at the crew slinging baguettes...

UT researchers receive grant to study nanoscale 3D printing

UT researchers receive grant to study nanoscale 3D printing

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter December 19, 2022

Researchers from UT, the University of Utah and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create a way to more quickly and efficiently...

Organizers, campaigns work to bring students to the polls for runoffs to decide Austin mayor, city council seats

Organizers, campaigns work to bring students to the polls for runoffs to decide Austin mayor, city council seats

Isabella Zeff, General News Reporter December 1, 2022

After substantial student turnout in the Nov. 9 midterms election, Austin voters and UT students will head back to the polls to decide the next mayor and three city council seats. Although the runoff...

LGBTQ+ community finds ways to move forward post-election

LGBTQ+ community finds ways to move forward post-election

Joelle DiPaolo, Senior News Reporter November 29, 2022

The day after the election, some members of UT’s LGBTQ+ community received an email from a professor, checking in on them after the “stress and struggle” of election night.  “We did get through...

Where to get a Thanksgiving meal in Austin

Where to get a Thanksgiving meal in Austin

Leena Alali, Senior News Reporter November 22, 2022

This year, Thanksgiving Day falls on Thursday, Nov. 24, and whether you are choosing to spend the day scarfing down pumpkin pie or resting, The Daily Texan has compiled a list of places to get a warm Thanksgiving...

Country Music Television set to become another hot tourist weekend, promoting economic benefit for Austin

Country Music Television set to become another hot tourist weekend, promoting economic benefit for Austin

Molly McIlhinney, General news reporter November 22, 2022

On Nov. 2, country star Kelsea Ballerini joined Carrie Underwood on stage during her concert at the Moody Center to announce the Country Music Television Awards’ move to Austin after a two decade run...

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