The Austin City Council approved city code changes on March 7, allowing more legal wiggle room to maintain the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail around Lady Bird Lake.
The City Council initiated...
The Austin City Planning Commission unveiled a new plan to further develop a city district surrounding Lady Bird Lake at a series of community meetings asking for feedback held throughout February and...
Discussions of the potentially doomed future of liberalism led the closing keynote dialogue at the Civil Discord Symposium on Friday.
Ryan Streeter, executive director for research at the Civitas Institute,...
Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter
• March 23, 2024
The Civil Discord Symposium continued on Friday with a discussion about whether the United States was founded in 1619 or 1776.
Moderated by Justin Dyer, the inaugural Dean for the School of Civic...
UT professors discussed the state of the University in relation to concepts like liberalism, antiracism and diversity, equity and inclusion on Friday during Contested Discourse, an event co-sponsored by...
Friday’s portion of the Civil Discord Symposium began with a discussion on whether anti-racism has gone too far on university campuses.
Naomi Campa, assistant classics professor, moderated the dialogue...
The Civil Discord Symposium continued on Friday with a panel discussing the state of the “traditional university” and if it’s still an effective form of education.
Pano Kanelos, University of...
Melanie Faz, General News Reporter
• March 22, 2024
The Biden-Harris administration issued a nationwide challenge for better opioid overdose prevention efforts on March 13 and highlighted UT’s Operation Naloxone as an organization tackling the opioid...
The Austin City Council voted in favor of rezoning the J.J. Pickle Research Campus as a life sciences lab and biomedical zone to expand on- and off-campus developments on March 21.
J.J. Pickle Research...
A new affordable housing development is coming to District 9 after the city approved $50 million in funding late last month for affordable housing developments in six districts.
The Mary Lee Square...
The Civil Discord Symposium kicked off on March 21 with a discussion of whether society should work towards creating a racially colorblind America.
The Symposium, the first official collaboration...
Texas experienced the largest net gain influx of Generation Z transplants nationwide in 2022, attracting over 76,000 individuals drawn by potential job opportunities and favorable climate conditions,...
