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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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Hutchison receives leadership award

Jake Hong February 18, 2011

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will receive the Inaugural Annette Strauss Texas Leadership Award on Feb. 22. The Annette Strauss Texas Leadership Award reflects the standards of civil service established...

Children advocacy groups lobby legislators

Shamoyita DasGupta February 18, 2011

Members from Children at Risk collaborated with other organizations to give a voice to children who are too young to vote for themselves, group members said. The organization hosted Children’s...

Proposed law would merge two statewide school boards

Allison Kroll February 18, 2011

Two Texas education agencies may merge to ease the transition from high schools to universities if a proposed bill passes this legislative session. Rep. Fred Brown, R-Bryan, proposed the bill to...

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Up for the count

Melissa Ayala February 18, 2011

Census data released Thursday verifies what most Texans already know — in the last 10 years, the state has seen a huge population boom and dramatic demographic shifts. Texas is still the second...

Hearings allow public to discuss redistricting

Melissa Ayala February 17, 2011

Wednesday wrapped up the last of the statewide outreach hearings, which invited public testimony about Texas Legislature redistricting — including Austin officials who asked senators not to divide...

Exchange students honored at reception

Huma Munir February 17, 2011

State officials and UT administrators recognized 70 Mexican and Spanish international students as part of a reception at the Texas Capitol on Wednesday. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Sen. Judith Zaffirini,...

Former Rep. advocates guns for self-defense

Mary Ellen Knewtson February 16, 2011

Former state Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp said to about 50 students Tuesday that she was not mad at the man who shot her parents and 22 others during the 1991 Luby’s massacre in Killeen. “I...

Medical branches address proposed cuts

Melissa Ayala February 16, 2011

Presidents of UT's six medical branches asked state senators Tuesday to reconsider funding cuts that could impact research, residency slots and overall funding for Texas health-related institutions...

State still lags in health care, educational comparisons

Shamoyita DasGupta February 16, 2011

Texas ranked 49th in the percentage of low-income people covered by Medicaid and last in both per capita mental health spending and the percentage of the population over 25 with a high school diploma,...

Council’s resolution stresses opposition to concealed carry

Matthew Stottlemyre February 15, 2011

The Faculty Council unanimously passed its second resolution in two years affirming the current ban on concealed firearm carry on campus at a Monday meeting. According to the resolution, the carrying...

Rival universities unite to preserve state funds

Matthew Stottlemyre February 14, 2011

Rivals in the stands, on the hardwood and on the gridiron, UT and Texas A&M alumni will collaborate Tuesday to ask the Texas Legislature to invest in the state’s higher education budget for...

Public broadcasting advocate remembered for perseverance

Lauren Giudice February 13, 2011

Friends of Robert F. Schenkkan, founder of Austin public radio station, KUT, and TV station, KLRU, remember him as kind and determined. He died on Wednesday at 93 from dementia complications. Clinical...

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