The University has not announced whether it will remove the statue of a late civil rights icon, following allegations of sexual misconduct reported by The New York Times on March 18.  The statue...

UPDATE: Displaced residents at The Mark Austin will have to move out for the rest of the semester. According to an April 1 email from the apartment obtained by the Texan, The Mark Austin will not be able...

A city-run website that provided rental assistance, originally scheduled to reopen on March 1, will now be closed indefinitely. The portal is a part of the “I Belong in Austin” program and has provided...

An updated Austin Police Department policy prohibits officers from detaining or arresting a suspect who only has a noncriminal warrant from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Austin Police...

The Austin City Council allocated $2 million in a Feb. 26 meeting to the Expanded Mobile Crisis Outreach Team, which responds to mental health crises in the city, to continue 24/7 services.  The...

The University and the city of Austin collaborated to develop a playbook on local environmental policies that was published on Feb. 25.  The Resilient Austin Playbook is an outline of strategies aimed...

Engines revving in West Campus may quiet down in the upcoming months after the Austin City Council passed a new ordinance prohibiting excessive vehicle engine noise. The addition to the city code of...

Austin City Council passed a citywide program on Feb. 26 to evaluate operational efficiency and functions in response to a petition to amend the city’s charter after delaying the ordinance last month. The...

A proposed development that includes a hotel, retail and residential space can be built in an area near campus after the Austin City Council rezoned it on Feb. 26. Nearby residents brought up environmental...

A UT senior was killed in the mass shooting on Sixth Street early Sunday morning, the Austin Police Department confirmed Monday.  The incident, which occurred at Buford’s bar at 2 a.m. on Sunday,...

The City of Austin finished collecting community feedback for its 2026 bond issue on Feb. 28. Austin Capital Delivery Services, which coordinates Austin’s public projects, hosted a series of meetings...

Extensive flooding in a West Campus apartment left dozens of residents displaced throughout the beginning of the semester.  ​While repairing the 18th-floor pool of Moontower, a general contractor...