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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Texas trails close for spring while endangered birds mate

Kayla Jonsson March 23, 2012

Some central Texas trails are closing for the spring to protect an endangered bird species’ mating season. The golden-cheeked warbler is a small endangered songbird found only in central Texas because...

Central Texas trails are closing to protect endangered birds

Kayla Jonsson March 22, 2012

Some Central Texas trails are closing for the spring to protect an endangered bird species during their mating season. The golden-cheeked warbler is a small endangered songbird found only in Central Texas...

Study finds troubling rate of university matriculation

Sylvia Butanda March 21, 2012

A new study shows four out of five eighth-grade students in Texas will not go on to complete college degrees after high school graduation. The Houston Endowment foundation collaborated with the National...

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Standardized testing switch to STAAR stirs controversy

Alexa Ura March 9, 2012

New standardized testing replacing the state-mandated TAKS test is raising concerns among the academic community. Representatives from various areas of academia gathered on campus Thursday to discuss...

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Texas DPS warns against visiting Mexico for spring break

Sylvia Butanda March 9, 2012

Whether students plan to stay in Austin or visit their hometowns, students should not consider planning a risky trip to Mexico, according to the Department of Public Safety. This week, the DPS released...

Groups debate quality, profit in universities

Liz Farmer March 6, 2012

Cost. Affordability. Four-year graduation rates. These buzzwords continue to fly around in the state higher education debate. One group is looking to turn focus to another buzzword ­— excellence. The...

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Texans gather to celebrate Texas Independence Day

Paxton Quade and Liz Farmer March 5, 2012

From readings of Alamo letters to dancing by a folklorico troupe, families celebrated Texas Independence this weekend at the state Capitol and other locations around the state. The non-profit corporation...

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Court approves redistricting for timely elections

Rachel Thompson March 1, 2012

Federal court officials in San Antonio created five congressional House districts in Travis County on Tuesday, outlined by newly drawn maps. The maps will be used for the upcoming primaries and potentially...

FCC to auction bandwidth ownership

Andrew Messamore February 29, 2012

Bandwidth ownership will soon change hands from some television broadcasters to cellphone and wireless networks in order to sustain the expanding use of mobile devices. The Federal Communications Commission...

Santorum’s social conservatism fares well with Texas Republicans

Rachel Thompson February 28, 2012

Rick Santorum fared better than other Republican candidates by a significant margin in a recent UT and Texas Tribune poll. The data was collected from Feb. 8 to 15 in the midst of the increasing media...

Texas recovers from recession with jobs, revenue growth

Rachel Thompson February 16, 2012

Texas sales tax revenue reached the $2 billion mark last month for the second time since November, indicating that the economy is gradually recovering and people are spending more on luxury goods. A letter...

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Four TCU football players arrested as part of campus drug bust

Nick Cremona February 16, 2012

Just a day after the TCU basketball program recorded a stunning overtime win over No. 11 UNLV, the school was rocked by the news of a campus-wide drug bust. Seventeen students, including four members...

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