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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Man who posed as Texas student sentenced to prison

The Associated Press July 28, 2011

LUBBOCK — A former star athlete who posed as a teenager to play high school basketball in West Texas was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after reaching a plea deal, a prosecutor said. Guerdwich...

UT International Office moves to different location

Diego Cruz July 28, 2011

The International Office found a new home this summer after UT leased its old location to developers looking to erect a new apartment tower. The Board of Regents signed a 60-year ground lease with...

Warren Jeffs one step closer to prosecution

The Associated Press July 28, 2011

SAN ANGELO — A judge on Wednesday dealt a blow to the defense of polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, refusing to suppress evidence police seized during a 2008 raid on his sect’s West...

Carpenters union protests UT contractor

Will Alsdorf July 28, 2011

A group representing an Austin-based carpenters union has been at the West Mall every weekday morning since July 19 protesting against what they say are unfair labor practices by a contractor working at...

UT Marine Institute makes preparations for hurricane season

Victoria Pagan July 28, 2011

Researchers at the UT Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas are already preparing for hurricane season. Officials said scientists and animal rehabilitation experts are used to the impact hurricanes...

Grab art by the horns

Ryan Edwards July 28, 2011

Parker Burton watches as Regan and Loran Johnansen play xylophones inside the hollowed torso of a cow statue titled “I’ve Got the Moosic In Me” by artist Kati Alcantara, Wednesday....

Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to make reforms before hurricane

William James Gerlich July 28, 2011

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is enacting a number of reforms this summer that officials say will protect homeowners by making the organization more efficient and financially stable. Last...

Debt ceiling issue has potential to affect UT students

Huma Munir July 28, 2011

The political stalemate in Congress over raising the debt ceiling while cutting back spending could directly affect students, said UT professors who have been following the impasse in recent weeks. The...

Romney looks past primary, campaigns against Obama

The Associated Press July 28, 2011

PATASKALA, Ohio — Forget his GOP primary opponents. Republican front-runner Mitt Romney is focused on a match-up against President Barack Obama. “The president when he was a candidate...

Rains, mudslides submerge South Korean capital, kill 36

July 28, 2011

SEOUL, South Korea — Walls of mud barreling down a hill buried 10 college students sleeping in a resort cabin and flash floods submerged the streets and subway stations in Seoul, killing at least...

Tropical Storm Don forms in southern Gulf

The Associated Press July 28, 2011

MIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Don has formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico and its track over the next several days shows that it’s headed toward southeastern Texas. The National...

Lion with paralyzed legs dies in Brazil

The Associated Press July 28, 2011

SAO PAULO — Ariel, a paralyzed male lion whose fight to walk again became the focus of an Internet fundraising campaign and captured wide media attention in Brazil, died Wednesday, his owner said. The...

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