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State Sen. Mario Gallegos remembered for passionate advocacy

Lazaro Hernandez October 17, 2012

State Sen. Mario Gallegos Jr., a long-term Texas lawmaker, died Tuesday in a Houston hospital from complications related to a 2007 liver transplant at the age of 62. Gallegos, who became the first...

Texas achieves record-breaking number registered voters

Lazaro Hernandez October 17, 2012

Texas set a new record this election season by achieving the highest number of registered voters in the state’s history, according to a press release from the Texas Secretary of State. Despite...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and UT team up on space research projects

Bobby Blanchard October 17, 2012

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will fund UT research projects after the University signed an agreement with the space program Tuesday. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory added UT to its Strategic University...

University says some students did not get text alerts following September bomb threat

David Maly October 17, 2012

The University announced Tuesday that some students did not get the campus-wide text alerts sent during two emergency situations this fall. According to the Campus Watch report issued Tuesday by UT police...

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Kay Bailey Hutchison discusses Texas’ higher education needs

David Loewenberg October 16, 2012

As her 19 years in the United States Senate come to a close, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison reflected on a career of public service and offered her take on higher education at the LBJ Presidential Library on...

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Panel discusses implications of Fisher case

Joshua Fechter October 16, 2012

A panel of faculty members discussed arguments against affirmative action and contemplated the potential implications of Fisher v. University of Texas on Monday. On Oct. 10, the U.S. Supreme Court heard...

Man charged with felony accused of stealing food, paint and a textbook from UT

David Maly October 16, 2012

An Austin man is facing a felony charge after police say he stole food, paint and a textbook from University buildings Friday. According to an arrest affidavit issued Friday for Earnest Gamble, 64,...

Tower memorial for Terry philanthropist

David Maly October 16, 2012

Nancy Terry, co-founder of the largest private source of scholarships in the state, died from complications related to Parkinson’s Disease in her Houston home Saturday at the age of 85. Nancy Terry...

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PCL kicks off new schedule with extended hours

Tiffany Hinman October 16, 2012

After Monday’s launch of the 24-hour, 5-day-a-week schedule for the Perry-Castañeda Library, UT students will no longer worry about relocating during tedious all-nighters for the remainder...

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Lack of solution for rising Medicare costs stumps discussion panel

Carly Coen October 16, 2012

The rising cost of health care leaves experts without a solution to stunt the growing need for Medicare funding. The LBJ School of Public Affairs partnered with the Texas Tribune and AARP to gather Medicare...

Tax increase necessary for med school, UT officials say

Joshua Fechter October 16, 2012

A proposed UT medical school and teaching hospital cannot be established without additional revenue from a property tax increase, according to UT officials. Residents will vote Nov. 6 on whether to fund...

Man found dead in Shoal Creek identified by APD

David Maly October 16, 2012

Austin police have identified a man found dead Saturday morning in a downtown creek as 21-year-old Cole Christianson of Anchorage, Alaska. Austin Police Department spokesperson Jennifer Hebert said...

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