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Supreme Court rules abortion pill will remain on the market in first abortion ruling since overturning Roe v. Wade

Supreme Court rules abortion pill will remain on the market in first abortion ruling since overturning Roe v. Wade

Ren Leija, Senior News Reporter June 27, 2024

Mifepristone, a commonly used abortion-inducing medication, will continue to be available without additional restrictions after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to its approval by...

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‘The community is scattered’: Texas federal judge blocks Title IX anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students

Ren Leija, Senior News Reporter June 27, 2024

A Texas federal judge blocked three-year-old guidelines from the Biden Administration aimed to extend federal anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students.  In the June 11 ruling, Judge Reed...

City of Austin set to update Imagine Austin plan

City of Austin set to update Imagine Austin plan

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter June 27, 2024

The City of Austin is working to update its 30-year Imagine Austin plan, the city announced in a June 13 press release. The Imagine Austin plan maps out a vision of Austin as a sustainable, equitable...

Giant telescope enclosure set for construction as part of UT collaboration

Giant telescope enclosure set for construction as part of UT collaboration

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter June 27, 2024

The Giant Magellan Telescope’s enclosure, set to be one of the world’s largest astronomical facilities, was approved for construction in Chile, UT announced in a June 13 press release. The Giant...

McCombs releases floor plans for school’s new building

McCombs releases floor plans for school’s new building

Evelyn Conway, General News Reporter June 26, 2024

The floor plans for the new McCombs School of Business were completed earlier this month, with construction planned to end in 2028. The Miriam and James J. Mulva Hall will hold undergraduate and...

Travis County prosecutors drop 79 trespassing charges from on-campus protest

Travis County prosecutors drop 79 trespassing charges from on-campus protest

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter June 26, 2024

The Travis County Attorney dropped 79 trespassing charges for those arrested at the April 29th pro-Palestine protest on Wednesday.  At a press conference, Travis County Attorney Delia Garza announced...

Students walk out of the former Multicultural Education Center on Jan. 18.

Timeline: University compliance with Senate Bill 17

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter June 25, 2024

Feb. 22, 2023: The UT System Board of Regents paused new diversity, equity and inclusion policies at all system institutions after a letter from Gov. Greg Abbott warned DEI policies in hiring practices...

Christopher D. Spivey & Co. gospel choir perform at the Neill-Cochran House Museum Juneteenth celebration. After tours of the slave quarters and barbeque was served, Spivey led his choir in multiple songs including “Melodies from Heaven,” by Kirk Franklin.

West Campus museum memorializes Austin’s only intact slave quarters for Juneteenth celebration

Tyler Pullum and Riley Walsh June 24, 2024

Just a short walk from campus, the Neill-Cochran House Museum stands as a portal to a bygone era. On June 22, the museum shared the newly-restored exhibit in its Juneteenth Celebration, a holiday memorializing...

A police officer warns protesters to make space as an organizer is held down and zip-tied on UT's Main Mall during the pro-Palestine student walkout on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Letters from American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, student protesters address University disciplinary notices

Matthew Gomez and Erika Pernis June 24, 2024

A group of arrested student protesters and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas wrote letters to the University in response to the disciplinary notices sent to students arrested during April’s...

A staff member walks into the Austin Pets Alive John Davenport Building on April 10, 2024.

Austin Pets Alive employees vote to unionize, forming largest U.S. animal shelter union

Ren Leija, Senior News Reporter June 24, 2024

Austin Pets Alive employees formed the nation’s largest animal shelter union when employees voted to unionize after nearly a year of organizing efforts. The International Association of Machinists...

Waterloo Tower Apartments in West Campus on Saturday.

Austin rent prices declined this past year, data shows

Laurel Pinchback and Laura Rivera June 24, 2024

Austin rent prices have been on the decline since last year, according to a June 11 report by Realtor.com.  In the study, analysts evaluated property rent prices for studio, one and two-bedroom...

Members of an encampment on April 29 link arms as police officers work their way through the crowd in attempt to disperse the circle on UT Austin's campus.

UT sends second wave of student conduct disciplinary notices to pro-Palestine protesters

Matthew Gomez and Erika Pernis June 20, 2024

The University sent out a second round of disciplinary notices on June 14 to students arrested during April’s pro-Palestine protests. This week’s notices mirrored the previous letters said senior...

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