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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Fires burn across Central Texas, destroy hundreds of homes

Jillian Bliss September 6, 2011

Fires raged across Central Texas this weekend, affecting the Pflugerville, Bastrop County, Travis County and Hays County areas. Austin mayor Lee Leffingwell said despite success in controlling fires in...

European ethnic groups played a large role in Texas’ founding

Rachel Thompson September 6, 2011

Students and professors gathered Friday to learn how Scots, English, Welsh and particularly Irish played a role in shaping the history of Texas. Marian J. Barber, associate director of the National History...

Children of immigrants face tough challenges, lecturer says

Kayla Jonsson September 6, 2011

Children of immigrants living in America face separate language barrier and racism challenges than their parents did, a UT professor said last week. Part of a seminar series in the Department of Human...

Labor Department reports US jobless rate worse than expected

The Associated Press September 6, 2011

WASHINGTON — The dismal U.S. job market, which has intensified fears of another recession, may be even worse than the unemployment numbers suggest. The shockwaves from the Labor Department report...

New leaders bring fresh water to thirsty capitol of Libya

The Associated Press September 6, 2011

TRIPOLI, Libya — Water started flowing again in several areas of Tripoli on Monday, putting an end to an outage of more than a week that rebels blamed on sabotage by retreating Moammar Gadhafi loyalists. Tripoli’s...

Obama pushes jobs agenda at Labor Day rally

The Associated Press September 6, 2011

DETROIT — President Barack Obama used a boisterous Labor Day rally to put congressional Republicans on the spot, challenging them to place the country’s interests above all else and vote to...

Heavy congestion of I-35 costs Texans time, gas money

Jennifer Berke September 6, 2011

Interstate Highway 35 from State Highway 71 to U.S. Highway 183 is the fourth-most congested roadway in the state, according to a Texas Department of Transportation list released last week. Because of...

Austin drivers not as bad as residents proclaim

Brianna Pelayo September 6, 2011

Contrary to what many Austinites may believe about the people they share the roads with, a recent report by Allstate Insurance Co. showed large improvement in quality of Austin drivers. According to the...

QSA welcomes new members with carnival

Sarah Lawson September 3, 2011

The Queer Student Alliance offered a welcome-home to UT’s queer community with a bouncy house, a cotton candy machine and a ball pit. The student organization hosted its annual carnival Friday in...

Students bid on donated, abandoned bikes at annual auction

Nick Hadjigeorge September 2, 2011

Hundreds of bicycles on auction will get people’s wheels spinning toward less congestion and pollution on the roads. The University’s Parking and Transportation Services held its annual bike...

UT employs efficiently, needs to work on graduation rates

Liz Farmer September 2, 2011

UT ranks second among public research universities for the number of faculty it employs for every public dollar it receives, according to a study conducted within the University and released Thursday. President...

Family planning clinics face budget reductions

Nick Hadjigeorge September 2, 2011

  [Corrected 2:12 p.m. on Sept. 2: Because of an editing error, the headline that ran in the print version of this story incorrectly stated UHS offers free services to students.]  The resources...

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