A new study released in early October outlines the effect state politics have on college-bound students when deciding where to attend school.  The Art & Science Group, a higher education consultancy...

City Council approved the acquisition Thursday of a new public safety headquarters that would house Austin Emergency Services, Austin Police Department and Austin Fire Department. The proposed public...

Austin City Council approved a new five-year police contract during its Thursday meeting.  Austin city manager T.C. Broadnax announced Sept. 23 the city and the Austin Police Association had reached...

Black UT students discussed ways to encourage participation and consolidate organizations to allow more voices to be heard at the State of Black UT event on Wednesday. The student and faculty-run event...

Growing up in Austin, Gina Silva always held the University of Texas as a dream in the back of her mind. However, nobody in her family had a driver’s license or a high school diploma. Her mother suffered...

Rep. Colin Allred and Sen. Ted Cruz are both nearing the end of their campaigns for a Texas seat in the U.S. Senate as early voting began in Texas on Oct. 21. The Daily Texan reached out to both campaigns...

Early voting reached record-breaking numbers in its first days in Travis County.  Over 145,000 people have voted in Travis County since early voting began on Oct. 21, according to the Travis County...

Law professionals discussed First Amendment rights on Monday in relation to nationwide Israel and Palestine protests on college campuses in April and May. The event, called "Scrutinizing Universities...

Leaders from the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department hosted a public forum on Tuesday to discuss a design initiative for Congress Avenue aimed at revitalizing the area south of the Texas...

The amount of detail and preparation political campaign planners use in their projects can influence the campaign’s success, speakers said at an event hosted on Oct. 22 by The Patman Center for Civic...

Seventy-six percent of Texan obstetricians and gynecologists believe they cannot practice according to best practices or evidence-based medicine, according to a Oct. 8 survey.  Findings from Manatt...

A UT graduate student helped lead a project to capture an image of an exoplanet, a planet outside of Earth’s solar system that orbits around a star, according to an Oct. 9 press release.  Kyle...