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TikTok goes to court with federal government over law that could force company to sell American operations

TikTok goes to court with federal government over law that could force company to sell American operations

Isaiah Williams, General News Reporter October 1, 2024

TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, and the federal government began their trial on Sept. 16 after the company sued against a law that would force TikTok to sell its American operations or face a nationwide...

Texas Supreme Court upholds gun ban at State Fair of Texas

Texas Supreme Court upholds gun ban at State Fair of Texas

Kendall Meachum, General News Reporter October 1, 2024

The Supreme Court of Texas upheld a ban on guns at the State Fair of Texas in a decision released on Thursday, denying Attorney General Ken Paxton’s August challenge to the ban. The State Fair announced...

City of Austin Transportation and Public Works employee Sadra Dehghan talks with two attendees about proposed changes to Interstate 35 in Austin at a community meeting on Sept. 28, 2024. Dozens of individuals involved with the planning process were present to answer questions about the project.

Our Future 35 holds open house to discuss caps-and-stitches

Shreya Vaidhyanathan, Samantha Reimers, General News Reporters October 1, 2024

Austin’s Cap and Stitch project, Our Future 35, held an open house on Saturday to present concept highway caps and stitches to Austin residents.  The research initiative, funded by the city of Austin,...

FBI arrests man on charges of cyberstalking and threatening UT employees

FBI arrests man on charges of cyberstalking and threatening UT employees

Maryam Ahmed and Riley Walsh September 30, 2024

The FBI arrested a Nevada man on Sept. 16 on charges of cyberstalking and transmitting interstate communications with threat to injure two high-level UT employees, according to a criminal complaint.  The...

Reconstruction of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Bridge to start this month

Reconstruction of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Bridge to start this month

Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter September 30, 2024

Reconstruction of the MLK Boulevard bridge is set to begin this week, and the bridge will likely be demolished early next year, said Jeffrey Barker, a Texas Department of Transportation public information...

New Peer-to-Peer program provides Title IX training for student organizations

New Peer-to-Peer program provides Title IX training for student organizations

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter September 30, 2024

The UT Title IX Office recruited students on Sept. 16 to work for its new Peer-to-Peer Education program, which will educate student organizations about Title IX policies and procedures to foster a...

New CosmicAI Institute will use artificial intelligence to research origins of universe

New CosmicAI Institute will use artificial intelligence to research origins of universe

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter September 30, 2024

A new UT science institute will use artificial intelligence to research unanswered questions about the formation of the universe starting Oct. 1.  At the institute, called CosmicAI, University faculty...

‘Without us, there is no student media’: UT Dallas student paper goes on strike

‘Without us, there is no student media’: UT Dallas student paper goes on strike

Eden Shamy, General News Reporter September 30, 2024

The Mercury, the student-run newspaper at the University of Texas at Dallas since 1980, is on hiatus after the termination of its editor-in-chief on Sept. 13. “Without us, there is no student media,”...

UT Student Government President Grace Kelly discussed student experiences and issues on at their first meeting Sept. 26. 2024

Student Government hosts first town hall of semester

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter September 29, 2024

Student Government hosted its first town hall of the semester on Thursday to discuss student concerns,  including on-campus voting and student involvement in campus life. The meeting began with...

A student leaves the Health Discovery Building, part of the Dell Medical School, on September 25, 2024.

Dell Medical School graduate debt reported to be half national average

Daniela Capistran, General News Reporter September 29, 2024

Debt for graduate students in the Dell Medical School amounted to half the national average in 2023, according to a report released earlier this month from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Medical...

Austin City Council approves mandate for microchipping pets

Austin City Council approves mandate for microchipping pets

Diego Hernandez, General News Reporter September 29, 2024

Austin City Council approved a mandate last Thursday requiring pets to be microchipped in Austin.  The mandate aims to ease Austin animal shelters suffering from overcrowding, according to city documents....

Required mental health resources proposed at UT System Student Advisory Council meeting

Required mental health resources proposed at UT System Student Advisory Council meeting

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter September 27, 2024

Student Government President Grace Kelly pitched the implementation of mental health modules at the recent UT System Student Advisory Council meeting on Sept. 6 and 7.  During the meeting, Kelly...

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