The National Weather Service will renew the University’s weather emergency preparedness certification on Aug. 31 for the next four years.  StormReady helps communities develop plans for extreme weather...

A former Austin City Council member filed a lawsuit on Aug. 20 challenging a recent budget amendment that allocates $400,000 to expand the city’s Reproductive Health Grant.   The amendment, which...

Sharon Wood, executive vice president and provost, will leave her position at the end of the month, President Jay Hartzell announced in an email Tuesday. Rachel Davis Mersey, dean of the Moody College...

The University’s primary polling location will move to the Texas Union for the November presidential election due to planned construction of the Flawn Academic Center, according to a University spokesperson.  The...

Recent UT graduate Anne-Marie Jardine appealed a deferred suspension from the University after she was arrested at the pro-Palestine protest on campus on April 24. She learned on Aug. 19 that her appeal...

The University said that criticisms from an academic freedom evaluation omitted “critical information” and contained several inaccuracies in an Aug. 20 letter.  In July, the UT Faculty Council’s...

A new $1 million construction project implementing a series of public transit enhancements began mid-August to improve safety and transit on Trinity Street and San Jacinto Boulevard.  These improvements,...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order on Aug. 8 requiring Texas public hospitals to collect the immigration status of patients, according to a press release.  The order directs the Texas Health...

Democrats highlighted their priorities and goals at the Democratic National Convention, which ended Thursday with Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s official presidential nominee.  In July,...

The UT Outpost distributed 43 tons of food to students last academic year, according to the Division of Student Affairs’ Annual Impact Report, marking an approximate three-times increase since 2022. The...

The Austin City Council approved a $5.9 billion budget on Aug. 14. Proposed in June, the fiscal year 2024-25 budget is the largest in the city’s history.  The $5.9 billion budget includes investments...

Looking Back: City and Politics: Summer temperatures rise as the state's power grid faces growing challenges from aging power plants, the strain of integrating renewable energy and the increasing demands...