A newly formed coalition, Texas Students for DEI, launched a petition earlier this month for UT students, faculty, alumni and other members of the community to show their support for diversity, equity...
Texans gathered at the Texas Capitol on Monday to protest bills that would prohibit physicians from providing gender-affirming healthcare to transgender youth.
If passed, House Bill 1686 and Senate...
In an ever-evolving city and campus, UT students are used to seeing the buildings and businesses that occupy the University area change year by year. Although the region continues to grow and adapt, the...
Isabella Zeff, General News Reporter
• March 26, 2023
Camille Reyes, a youth and communities freshman, said the challenges facing teachers today — among them low pay and overworking — would have kept them from the profession if they hadn’t fallen...
Kylee Howard, Senior News Reporter
• March 23, 2023
The Housing Authority of the City of Austin released plans to provide 300 project-based vouchers for Austin’s vulnerable and unhoused population earlier this month during a press conference.
Partially...
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed three members to the UT System Board of Regents, according to a newsletter sent out by the University of Texas System on March 16.
Robert Gauntt was newly appointed and vice...
UT honors the first generation of Black UT students, known as the Precursors, with an exhibit displayed in the East Mall until March 31.
The exhibit displays 118 wooden posts that represent the first...
The House Appropriations Committee approved the official draft 2024-25 Texas state budget Thursday, using an unprecedented $302.7 billion budget to fund property taxes, wage increases and border operations.
The...
Compared to many areas of Austin, West Campus sees a higher volume of pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles. As more and more developments pop up to fulfill student housing needs, city officials and...
As part of an initiative to improve accessibility for students and faculty, UT integrated the Ally accessibility platform into Canvas on Monday. Ally will provide additional formats for course materials...
Raiyan Shaik, General News Reporter
• March 22, 2023
New UT research revealed that upper respiratory viruses might be why Black and Hispanic children are more likely to go to the emergency room for complications with asthma than white children.
Results...
A study published last month in part by UT researchers found significant differences between which hospitals white patients and patients of color are taken to by ambulance from emergency scenes within...
