Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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TIP Fellows sponsor debate on concealed gun legislation

Yvonne Marquez April 14, 2011

As the Texas House and Senate consider legislation that would legalize concealed carry of handguns on campus by licensed individuals, four members of the UT community met Wednesday to debate the issue...

Representative seeks harsher punishment for first-time DWIs

William James Gerlich April 13, 2011

After a drunken driver killed one of his constituents in 2006, Rep. Bill Callegari, R-Katy, now wants all those convicted of driving while intoxicated to undergo a Breathalyzer test before they get...

Concealed carry bill stalls after two senators remove support

Melissa Ayala April 11, 2011

Senators anticipated voting on the concealed carry on campus bill Monday, but it stalled on the floor for the second time in a week. The controversial bill would allow concealed handgun license...

Post-sonogram waiting period in abortion bill under discussion

Melissa Ayala April 11, 2011

Senators on the State Affairs Committee picked up the sonogram bill on Monday to figure out the amount of time women would have to wait between receiving an abortion sonogram and getting an abortion. The...

Some agencies may gain access to university student records

Molly Moore April 11, 2011

The U.S. Department of Education hopes to increase the success of higher education institutions by opening student records to specified agencies. The department announced several changes to the...

Concealed carry bill withdrawn on Senate floor

Melissa Ayala April 8, 2011

Texas Senators were debating the concealed-carry bill Thursday when Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, temporarily pulled the bill down until Monday. The bill would allow concealed-handgun license...

New teachers face difficulty obtaining jobs after cutbacks

Melissa Ayala April 8, 2011

Megan Metzger will delay her plan to teach in Texas and head to South America for a job with international volunteer program Cross-Cultural Solutions after she graduates in December. She’s...

Organizations protest budget cuts in state agency funding

Victoria Pagan April 7, 2011

A multicolored sea of more than 5,000 T-shirts representing more than 60 organizations flooded the Capitol steps Wednesday as people rallied against proposed state budget cuts. The Save Our State...

Diversity in leadership workshop appeals to students

Allison Harris April 7, 2011

Programs in the Department of African and African American Studies, one of the ethnic studies departments that had its budget cut Tuesday, help students expand their potential job opportunities, said...

Final liberal arts budget leaves centers without aid

Matthew Stottlemyre April 6, 2011

After student protests and months of examining and adjusting recommended cuts, three more Special Academic Centers will no longer receive funding from the College of Liberal Arts, Dean Randy Diehl announced...

Texas House speaker: Rise in tuition sometimes necessary

Mary Ellen Knewtson April 6, 2011

Two days after the Texas House passed a $164 billion budget bill, Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, told a group of students the cuts in the bill were necessary. The Texas Politics Speaker Series,...

Students go shoeless to spread awareness of poverty, diseases

Yvonne Marquez April 6, 2011

Barefoot, with their soles blackened by the pavement, students endured cracked sidewalks and hot asphalt Tuesday to raise awareness of global poverty. About 30 students participated in the joint...

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