A new Texas law limiting local governments’ power to legislate in cities across the state went into effect Sept. 1, despite a Travis County legal decision calling it unconstitutional.  House Bill...

A study published in July involving UT researchers found that rapid switches from droughts to floods are occurring more frequently worldwide.  The researchers found that increased evaporation and precipitation...

Patients faced difficulties accessing reproductive care after Planned Parenthood services were terminated from Medicaid coverage in Texas in 2021, according to a study published in August by UT researchers. Medicaid...

For sustainability studies senior Rae Datt, thinking about schoolwork often prompts a different type of stress than the average student experiences. On top of the typical homework and exams, Datt says...

The University Co-op announced plans this summer to expand the University Co-op Course Material Scholarship by increasing support for students to $12 million over the next eight years.  All students...

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first-ever vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, which uses breakthrough research by a UT professor. Molecular bioscience professor Jason McLellan worked...

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awarded $1.25 million to 21 experimental physicists at the end of August, including associate physics professor Keji Lai. The Experimental Physics Investigators...

Following a five-item housing finance meeting, The Austin City Council discussed affordable housing, pride flags and new homelessness initiatives in a meeting Aug. 31. The Austin Housing Finance Corporation...

A law preventing transgender minors in Texas from receiving gender-affirming care went into effect last week despite a state district court ruling the law likely violates the Texas Constitution.  Senate...

A team of researchers identified Maisie’s galaxy as one of the earliest galaxies ever detected using the James Webb Space Telescope. UT researchers first discovered Maisie’s galaxy last summer, which...

Women in Central Texas experience double the national wage gap, earning 40% less than men, according to an Austin Community Foundation report.  This gender wage gap affects housing, education and economic...

A group of middle schoolers attending the Gains in Engineering, Math and Science program gathered in the field outside the University’s J.J. Pickle Research Campus, circling a Texas Robotics autonomous...