A new book by nine UT Elementary School teachers and administrators shares two ways to improve teaching: communication and interaction between students and teachers in low-income and high-minority schools. “Teaching...

Texans could have to watch out for 116 new criminal offenses, depending on the success of bills in the Texas State House of Representatives. Each session, lawmakers propose dozens of pieces of legislation...

Editor’s note: The following interviews were conducted in and translated from Spanish. At first sight, Burrito Factory in Dobie Mall does not seem to be any different from any other traditional...

Texas law enforcement agencies issue 275,000 nontraffic tickets to juveniles each year, most of which are linked to school-related misbehavior, said Deborah Fowler, deputy director of public interest...

Editor’s Note: Portions of the interviews were translated from Spanish to English. Chemistry freshman Adrian Reyna and his family filed for citizenship before they came to the United States from...

A group of graduate students won the Texas Venture Labs Investment competition with a company designed to bring new media to an old platform: the telephone. Technology commercialization graduate...

Although a record high of more than 45,000 students enrolled at Austin Community College this spring, the college could have to place a cap on the number of students it accepts or raise tuition if the...

A United States Senate sergeant at arms and Vietnam War veteran will be the UT System’s new director of police, a spokesman for the System announced Tuesday. UT System spokesman Matt Flores...

  The Texas criminal justice system’s flaws lead to wrongful imprisonment and unfair prosecution, said a former attorney and two men exonerated from a capital murder conviction in a...

The Texas Department of Public Safety performed a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new crime lab Tuesday. The new facility will allow the department to expand and keep up with technological advances,...

Students most frequently withdraw from universities because of depression and a loss of financial aid, according to a study led by researchers at Michigan State University. The report was funded...

Texas A&M’s medical school accepted more applicants for the class entering next year than it has room for, said an A&M administrator. Thomas Shomaker, dean of A&M’s College...