International students, who make up 9.6% of the student population, are unable to vote in federal, state and local elections. However, some participate in campus political conversations.  According...

A new self-driving transportation service will be available in Austin early next year, Uber and Waymo announced in a partnership on Sept. 13. Waymo One, which already operates in San Francisco,...

All five Austin mayoral candidates discussed police policy and housing affordability at a forum on Sept. 25. Moderators Francheska Castillo, a reporter at Univision 62, and Kylee Howard, news editor...

Austin City Council approved an ordinance on Sept. 12 that requires sound assessments for residential developments near music venues. The ordinance requires residential building developers to obtain...

The Jackson School of Geosciences will now collaborate with three other UT colleges to develop energy solutions, the school announced on Sept. 13.  The Jackson School is the fourth school to partner...

A Student Government assembly member proposed a bill to expand the football student section during Tuesday's general assembly. Emma Daniell, representing the College of Liberal Arts, introduced...

The College of Education celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month on Tuesday with a lecture in honor of George I. Sánchez, a Mexican-American activist who fought for education reform.  Carlos Blanton,...

Texas representatives discussed voter suppression and affordability on Monday in a new conversation series from the LBJ School of Public Affairs.   Evan Smith, LBJ professor and co-founder of The...

The School of Nursing launched four new centers as part of an initiative to support faculty and students across different disciplines, according to a Sept. 13 press release.   Eun-Ok Im, Dean of the...

Teams of undergraduate students competed against each other this weekend to develop innovations in sustainability at the 2024 Green Hackathon hosted by the Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and...

The Travis County Sheriff's Office changed its “religious articles” policy earlier this month to allow female Muslim detainees to keep their hijabs and require jail staff to fulfill requests for modest...