A new online interactive map identifies locations where Texans can access naloxone, also called Narcan, which is a medicine that rapidly reverses an overdose, Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a March 26 news...
Texas sheriffs of counties with more than 100,000 residents would be required to enter agreements with federal immigration authorities under Texas Senate Bill 8, which passed the Senate on April 1.
The...
Debates over private school voucher programs have moved to the forefront of the national conversation, and school choice movements have pushed for creating “opportunity scholarships,” or vouchers for...
Senate Bill 3, which would ban all non-medical hemp-derived cannabis products statewide, passed the Texas Senate on March 19.
The Texas House of Representatives still needs to approve the bill by...
The Texas Senate approved a $336 billion state budget for the 2026-27 fiscal years on March 25, including almost $900 million allocated to UT over the two years that marks an approximately $32.5 million...
Big Bend National Park saw more than 560,000 visitors in 2024, setting the park record for the second-most visitations ever, according to data released in early March by the National Parks Service. Year-to-date...
Members of the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Higher Education questioned a UT Systems representative Tuesday over student affordability and the system’s removal of diversity, equity and...
This story was part of a series of articles published in the March 4 edition of The Daily Texan.
Jan. 14: First day of the legislative regular session
This marks the formal start to the legislative...
Since Jan. 14, the Texas Legislature has organized the 89th Legislative Session to pass bills and discuss policy areas impacting the lives of every Texas resident, including UT students.
The Texas...
Four years after Texas’ widespread blackouts in February 2021, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas released a standard report on Feb. 13 that predicted irregular electricity reserve shortfalls...
Editor's note: This story was part of a series of articles published in the March 4 edition of The Daily Texan.
A little under a mile away from UT’s campus, the 89th Texas Legislative Session has...
Editor's note: This story was part of a series of articles published in the March 4 edition of The Daily Texan.
A handful of key figures are positioned to steer the state’s higher education policies...
