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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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Buyer pays $176,000 for JFK hearse

Jamie Stengle January 25, 2012

DALLAS — The man who paid $176,000 for the white hearse used to transport President John F. Kennedy’s body following his assassination in Dallas plans to include it in his collection of about...

Senate promotes student involvement in legislature

Paxton Thomes January 25, 2012

The Senate of College Councils has launched a campaign to increase student outreach to Texas legislatures, said President Carisa Nietsche. The Senate is working together in conjunction with Student...

Rescheduled primaries to affect student voter turnout

Kayla Jonsson January 25, 2012

If the Texas primaries are rescheduled because new district maps are not agreed upon in time, students who leave town after the semester’s end may be unable to vote. The primaries are at risk of...

Texas law promotes right to bear arms

Sarah White January 25, 2012

Most UT students will remain ineligible to obtain a concealed handgun license after a district court ruling last week. United States district judge Samuel Cummings threw out a motion to overturn a Texas...

Bill requires Texas women to hear sonogram before abortion

Victoria Pagan January 23, 2012

Texas women seeking abortions must now receive a sonogram and hear audio of the fetus’s heartbeat 24 to 72 hours before their procedure. These additions to the sonogram bill, sponsored by Sen. Dan...

Christian foundation organizes mission to help Bastrop community

Rachel Thompson January 18, 2012

In the aftermath of the Texas wildfires, thousands of families found their homes destroyed and their belongings in ashes. Some UT students helped restore residents’ property — and their hope...

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After fires, Extreme Home Makeover helps donate house

Jody Serrano January 18, 2012

I was 10 years old when I first saw “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and asked my mother if they would come and build us a house. At the time, we lived in a tiny one-bedroom apartment and barely...

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Dublin Dr Pepper legacy comes to an end

Kayla Jonsson January 17, 2012

Austin restaurants and UT students are preparing for the loss of a beloved Central Texas beverage, the iconic Dublin Dr Pepper. When customers order a large Dublin Dr Pepper at P.Terry’s, they will...

A&M Police investigate third bomb threat since 2006

Jody Serrano December 6, 2011

The Texas A&M University Police are still evaluating leads on an alleged bomb threat at the A&M Evans Library, although they believe the threat was a hoax, said A&M Police Sgt. Allan Baron. The...

Agency reviews creationist research institute’s place on charity list

Allison Harris December 5, 2011

A state agency has delayed a determination about a creationism research institute being included on a list of charities state employees can donate to through paycheck withdrawals. The State Policy Committee...

Nearly 400 prisoners in Texas serving life without parole

The Associated Press November 30, 2011

HOUSTON — A review of Texas prison records shows juries around the state have sent 398 convicts to prison with no chance of parole in the six years since the life without parole law took effect. Texas...

Texas Senator Kel Seliger discusses redistricting process

Sarah White November 30, 2011

Allegations that the new district maps produced in the 82nd state legislative session discriminate illegally are unfounded, said Kel Seliger, Texas Senator and chairman of the Senate Select Committee on...

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