The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan, a medication that reverses the effects of opioid overdoses, for over-the-counter sale and non-prescription use on March 29 in an effort to mitigate...
The Texas Senate approved Senate Bill 16 on April 12 along party lines, with Republicans backing the bill and Democrats pushing against its passage. The bill would prevent public universities and their...
Tess Harmon, General News Reporter
• April 12, 2023
The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill on March 29 that would remove the sales tax on menstrual products and maternity supplies. If signed into law, the bill would go into effect on Sept. 1.
Filed...
Isabella Zeff, General News Reporter
• April 12, 2023
A proposed Texas House Bill would make student identification cards an accepted form of voter ID, which advocates say would make voting more accessible to students.
House Bill 75, currently facing...
Mason Rouser, General News Reporter
• April 11, 2023
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect the current status of Senate Bill 597 and House Bill 1361 as of May 19, 2023.
A bill filed in the Texas Senate would designate a representative...
Over 100 people with the UT chapter of FED UP — Field Education and Development Undergraduate/Graduate Placements — rallied in front of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work Tuesday morning, continuing...
Raiyan Shaik, General News Reporter
• April 10, 2023
The Addiction Research Institute at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work partnered with the CLEAN Cause Foundation to improve the sustainability and financial models of recovery housing. The FIRST Fund,...
Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter
• April 10, 2023
Sharon Wood, UT executive vice president and provost, announced via email Monday Rachel Davis Mersey’s appointment as interim dean of the Moody College of Communication starting June 1. This follows...
Kylee Howard, Senior News Reporter
• April 10, 2023
After an announcement last month that the Texas Department of Public Safety would provide troopers to aid the short-staffed Austin Police Department, concerns rose over what authority DPS would hold —...
Last month, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified in front of Congress after federal lawmakers expressed concerns about the app’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party and an ensuing threat to U.S. data security.
The...
Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter
• April 10, 2023
The Austin City Council announced a plan last month to create four new branches of the Austin Public Library and to relocate or expand 11 other branches, broadening community and student access to resources...
The UT Senate of College Councils submitted a letter to the Office of the Dean of Students along with other administrators on March 31 addressing the recent changes to its governing documents by the Dean...
