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SG candidates found innocent of breaking campaign rules

Ahsika Sanders February 21, 2011

The Elections Supervisory Board ruled Friday that the executive alliance of Abel Mulugheta and Sameer Desai did not violate election codes for early campaigning. SG presidential candidate Andrew...

Mental health care advocates call on lawmakers for funds

Jake Hong February 18, 2011

Funding for mental health care keeps people out of the prison system and encourages proper diagnosis and treatment, members of the National Alliance on Mental Illness said at a rally Thursday. A...

Survivors decry campus gun legislation

William James Gerlich February 18, 2011

Two survivors of the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting want Texas lawmakers to vote against bills that would allow students to carry concealed handguns on campus, they said at a press conference Thursday. Sen....

Students petition regents for socially aware investing

Matthew Stottlemyre February 18, 2011

A UT student presented a resolution to the UT System Board of Regents on Thursday suggesting that they change the system investment policy, which the student said disregards the social and political...

Census problems plague border towns

Bobby Cervantes February 18, 2011

Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a two-part series about the 2010 census in South Texas. A group of long-standing community groups and local officials are ramping up their charge...

North Campus tire slasher arrested

Marty McAndrews February 18, 2011

The Austin Police Department arrested a North Campus tire-slashing vigilante after releasing a warrant early Thursday. Tommy Joe Kelley was involved in at least five separate documented cases of...

Hutchison receives leadership award

Jake Hong February 18, 2011

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will receive the Inaugural Annette Strauss Texas Leadership Award on Feb. 22. The Annette Strauss Texas Leadership Award reflects the standards of civil service established...

IBM computer wins Jeopardy in match against champions

Donovan Sanders February 18, 2011

I’ll take artificial intelligence for $77,147, Alex. That’s how much IBM supercomputer Watson earned over the course of two games when he defeated two “Jeopardy!” champs,...

Children advocacy groups lobby legislators

Shamoyita DasGupta February 18, 2011

Members from Children at Risk collaborated with other organizations to give a voice to children who are too young to vote for themselves, group members said. The organization hosted Children’s...

ESPN, UT discuss home for Longhorn network

Allistair Pinsof February 18, 2011

Sports broadcasting giant ESPN may be taking over the entire second floor of the Jesse H. Jones Communications Center Building B to house studios for its $300 million Longhorn network, said College...

Photos showcase LGBT Mexican families

Marty McAndrews February 18, 2011

Editor’s note: Some statements were partially translated from Spanish. A series of black-and-white portraits reveal the private lives of gay, lesbian and transgender families in Mexico City...

Proposed law would merge two statewide school boards

Allison Kroll February 18, 2011

Two Texas education agencies may merge to ease the transition from high schools to universities if a proposed bill passes this legislative session. Rep. Fred Brown, R-Bryan, proposed the bill to...

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