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Student Government allocates funds to organizations

Victoria Pagan June 30, 2011

Fourteen student organizations competed against each other last month for funds from the new Student Government summer finance committee. Student Government officials allocated $4225 overall to...

Closing thoughts on the 82nd Legislature

William James Gerlich June 30, 2011

Editors note: As the 82nd legislative session wound down Tuesday and Wednesday, The Daily Texan’s William James Gerlich collected final thoughts from legislators and leadership on the successes...

Debates, blame games ensue after legislative special session

William James Gerlich June 30, 2011

Wednesday marked the close of the 82nd legislative special session rife with political posturing, finger pointing and headline-grabbing, values-based bills. In the process, senators and representatives...

Coalition, Powers fight back against report’s negative assessment of UT officials

Huma Munir June 30, 2011

A report by The Center of College Affordability and Productivity classifies high-level administrators as the least productive members of the University, according to a Texas Coalition for Excellence...

Texas Legislature passes appropriations bill, denies anti-groping law

William James Gerlich June 29, 2011

TSA Anti-Groping Bill The House of Representatives did not pass the controversial Transportation Security Administration Anti-Groping bill after parliamentary failures to suspend the rules for a...

City Council inauguration calls attention to poverty, improvements

Katrina Tollin June 29, 2011

Only one new face joined the Austin City Council in their inauguration Tuesday night, but new Place 3 member Kathie Tovo is expected to bring new perspectives on education and neighborhood zoning. The...

Preservation fund donates vinyl records to UT library

Jillian Bliss June 29, 2011

The UT Historical Music Recordings Collection added more than 1,000 vinyl records to its collection Tuesday with a donation from the Audio Preservation Fund. William Vanden Dries, board of directors...

House passes budget after initial failure

Diego Cruz and William James Gerlich June 29, 2011

The special session almost went into round two after the Texas House of Representatives first rejected the “must-pass Senate bill” that would balance the state’s next biennium budget. After...

Study examines benefits of chocolate milk after exercise

Syeda Hasan June 28, 2011

Chocolate milk offers the same recovery benefits as many commercial workout supplements, UT researchers say. John Ivy, a UT professor who led two studies through the Department of Kinesiology and...

Texas lawmakers pass weakened airport groping bill

The Associated Press June 28, 2011

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers gave their initial backing Monday to legislation that would criminalize intentional, inappropriate touching during airport security pat-downs, but it was so watered...

University announces winners, donations for grant programs

Brandon Luedtke June 28, 2011

The Graduate School released the names of the Dobie Paisano Writing Fellowship winners Friday, and expects to announce the winners for the William C. Powers, Jr. Graduate Fellowship soon. The Powers...

UT Board of Regents settles with O’Donnell to prevent lawsuit

Syeda Hasan June 28, 2011

The University of Texas System will pay $70,000 as part of a settlement with a former Board of Regents adviser who officials say was planning to sue the system following his dismissal in April. Former...

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