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...

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...

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters named Luis A. Caffarelli the winner of the 2023 Abel Prize for his mathematical achievements, becoming the third recipient from the University of Texas and...

A Texas House of Representatives bill proposes banning books with sexual content from public school libraries. HB 900, advanced by the Public Education Committee on March 29, would require all school...

A study of specialized brain cells in mice reveals new insights into the interaction between the brain’s internal compass and the visual environment, which can be connected to disorders such as Alzheimer’s...

Every year, city officials navigate public safety challenges presented by the South By Southwest festival, from gun and drug seizures to shots fired. However, an Austin Police Department official said...

In a study published in March, UT researchers involved in the development of COVID-19 vaccine research found a common link between the virus variants. The COVID-19 virus contains a spike protein that...

Austin’s famous bat population — the world’s largest urban bat colony — faces threats from potential displacement and disease. To protect the critters, the Animal Advisory Commission unanimously...

Popular West Campus bar Cain & Abel’s could be demolished by the end of April for the construction of a 30-story apartment tower, according to a permit filed yesterday by a private development company.  The...

Austin Transit Partnership proposed five new potential light rail lines for Project Connect on March 21, including one connecting UT to Yellow Jacket Lane through downtown.   “We are proud of...