The U.S. Department of Education awarded two grants totaling over $50 million to UT’s School of Education Institute for Public School Initiatives to support college and career readiness for more than...

The Austin City Council accepted $31.5 million in grant funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 24, amending Austin Energy’s operating budget to include three contracted full-time...

A law professor from the University of Tennessee discussed pregnancy criminalization at the School of Law as part of her ongoing research on Monday. Professor Wendy Bach spoke about “Pregnancy As...

The Hogg Memorial Auditorium received a city preservation award for restoration after a two-year renovation, the School of Architecture announced on Oct. 24. Preservation Austin, a nonprofit advocating...

Former President Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, securing over 270 electoral college votes early Wednesday morning, according to election results platform Decision...

As polls across the nation began to close at 6 p.m. CST, hundreds of UT students joined watch parties around campus to follow the results of the 2024 U.S. general election. By 10 p.m., students were beginning...

Sen. Ted Cruz won his reelection bid against Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred, election results platform Decision Desk announced Tuesday at about 9:30 p.m. Cruz held a 53.1% to 44.5% lead...

Updated Nov. 14, 9:09 p.m. Nov. 14 9:09 p.m.: Kirk Watson is set to serve a fourth term as Austin Mayor, narrowly avoiding a runoff with 50% of all votes. Nov. 7 10:39 a.m.: President Joe Biden...

An associate linguistics professor discussed her preliminary research on medical text summarization that laid the groundwork for the $1.3 million grant she and her team received to continue her research...

Austin City Council passed a resolution during its Oct. 24 meeting directing the city manager to draft an ordinance that requires landlords to disclose all additional fees other than rent throughout the...

Reported thefts increased at the Perry-Castañeda Library last month, according to UT Police Department data obtained by the Texan.  As of Oct. 30, there were 17 reported thefts at the PCL this...