For the first time, Texas public schools will be able to supplement science textbooks with state-approved online materials. The State Board of Education, with one member absent, unanimously approved...

Construction on the first large solar panel installation on the main UT campus began Friday. Crews began putting up a support system for the installation on top of Manor Garage on Robert Dedman...

Dina Mazzaferro and Robin Leopold of Great Neck, on Long Island, got married in the North Hempstead town clerk’s office with their 8-year-old daughter, Sasha, and Robin’s mother, Barbara,...

NEW YORK — Hundreds of gay couples dressed in formal suits and striped trousers, gowns and T-shirts recited vows in emotion-choked voices and triumphantly hoisted their long-awaited marriage certificates...

DENVER — Parts of the manifesto written by the suspect in Norway’s terrorist attack were taken almost word for word from the writings of “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski. The passages...

A $3 million budget cut is forcing the College of Liberal Arts to offer more intensive foreign language courses, leaving some students and department chairs concerned about the measure’s effectiveness...

UT research into Latina teen pregnancy rates in Texas shows little difference between attitudes in different ethnic groups about the best time to have a first child, about talking to kids about sex...

Vice President of Student Affairs Juan González announced that he will no longer serve in an administrative capacity so he can focus on teaching in the College of Education. According to...

A State Board of Education public hearing helped dispel doubts over scientific materials being considered for school district curricula. Citizens voiced their concerns or support regarding Commissioner...

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has announced he is running for the U.S. Senate in 2012. Dewhurst announced his campaign Tuesday through an online video in which he focuses on concern with national debt...

The City Council may once again postpone the extension of downtown parking meter hours, this time until at least January. Council members Kathie Tovo and Laura Morrison will present a measure next...

WASHINGTON — Defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta will certify that gays may serve openly in the armed services. News of his decision comes two weeks after top military leaders agreed...