The Austin City Council approved the development of two over 400-foot-tall towers on West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, despite University and residential pushback.
The development will include...
After more than a year in office, UT President Jim Davis sat down with The Daily Texan on Thursday for his first interview with outside press.
In the 30-minute interview, Davis discussed the consolidation...
A 2025 proposal from the Trump administration to UT was meant to collect feedback rather than be signed or rejected, University President Jim Davis said in an exclusive interview on Thursday.
The Trump...
The 120th Student Government Assembly started Tuesday, marking the swearing-in of the new executive alliance. Along with the pair, 47 representatives were sworn in and legislative committee chair positions...
The Daily Texan sat down with UT President Jim Davis on Thursday for his first interview with outside press since he took office over a year ago. Davis discussed artificial intelligence, federal funding,...
Abbey Shultz, Senior News Reporter
• April 9, 2026
A UT Outpost initiative to collect leftover Dine In Dollars to turn into “temporary” meal cards will officially launch this semester.
Fuel the Forty will allow students with certain meal plans...
Editor’s Note: The Daily Texan sat down with the former Student Government President, Hudson Thomas, and Vice President, Thierry Chu, to reflect on the 119th SG Assembly. Their year-long terms ended...
Austin City Council passed a resolution to create a process to protect city-owned parklands from being condemned, which can lead to park loss. The proposed process will be published by May 28.
“We’re...
Ellie Symons, General News Reporter
• April 8, 2026
Austin City Council approved an amendment to increase funding for Capital Metro by $5 million and improve congestion by expanding routes.
The amendment, which passed on March 26, will provide funds...
The Department of Education issued guidance to borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education plan that the program will end, and they need to exit it, according to a March 27 news release.
Launched...
The College of Natural Sciences will finish vacating the Biological Laboratories Building by the end of the semester to prepare to convert the building into a home for the School of Civic Leadership, according...
The Jackson School of Geosciences is developing undergraduate classes in artificial intelligence as part of a broader push to incorporate artificial intelligence into the school.
Dapeng Feng and Fa...
