This story was part of a series of articles published in the March 4 edition of The Daily Texan.
Jan. 14: First day of the legislative regular session
This marks the formal start to the legislative...
Since Jan. 14, the Texas Legislature has organized the 89th Legislative Session to pass bills and discuss policy areas impacting the lives of every Texas resident, including UT students.
The Texas...
Four years after Texas’ widespread blackouts in February 2021, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas released a standard report on Feb. 13 that predicted irregular electricity reserve shortfalls...
Editor's note: This story was part of a series of articles published in the March 4 edition of The Daily Texan.
A little under a mile away from UT’s campus, the 89th Texas Legislative Session has...
Editor's note: This story was part of a series of articles published in the March 4 edition of The Daily Texan.
A handful of key figures are positioned to steer the state’s higher education policies...
Editor's note: This story was part of a series of articles published in the March 4 edition of The Daily Texan.
As the 89th Texas Legislative Session reaches the 45-day mark on Feb. 28, lawmakers have...
Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter
• March 4, 2025
Texas received a ‘C’ in its overall infrastructure report card from a national engineering society, according to a Feb. 18 press release. The organization found that aviation in the state is adequate,...
Aiman Tareen, General News Reporter
• March 2, 2025
A UT lab will launch an online measles outbreak simulator this week in response to the emerging threat of measles.
The epiENGAGE lab, previously known as the UT COVID-19 Modeling Consortium, has made...
Emily Krupa, General News Reporter
• March 2, 2025
When La Trice Wilkins saw an email about a new program in a University child care facility, she immediately jumped at the chance to enroll her granddaughter.
Wilkins, an administrative associate for...
Editor’s note: Executive Alliance candidates Ava Hosseini and JD Romero, who published under the name Juan Rodriguez, previously wrote for The Daily Texan opinion department. Candidate Amy DonJuan...
Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter
• February 28, 2025
The Austin City Council passed a resolution on Feb. 13 aiming to make downtown Austin “accessible” and “vibrant” when construction begins for planned projects in the area.
Mayor Kirk Watson...
A UT assistant professor developed a new method for measuring groundwater that uses existing seismic infrastructure, according to a Feb.13 study.
Shujuan Mao, an assistant professor at the Jackson School...
