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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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News decline persists with no clear solution

Victoria Pagan February 8, 2011

Commercialization, lack of opportunity for new journalists and low-quality reporting all contribute to the overall decline of the news media, a visiting journalism professor said. Robert W....

Super Bowl gets Texans gearing up for business

Huma Munir February 7, 2011

Despite last week’s inclement weather conditions, businesses in the Arlington area are expecting to increase their revenue by hosting this year’s Super Bowl championship. Super Bowl XLV is expected...

Proposed state budget ignores national health care law

Allison Harris February 7, 2011

The proposed state budget does not take into consideration investments Texas should make to fund portions of the national health care reform law, said the associate director of a research group. Anne...

Energy issues pave ways to solutions

Becki Brown February 4, 2011

Texas can seem contradictory when it comes it energy conservation — although the state produces the sixth highest amount of wind energy in the world, it also produces the seventh highest amount of carbon...

Legislators push for guns on campus

Melissa Ayala February 4, 2011

Higher education campuses in Texas have been designated gun-free zones for 15 years, but lawmakers will try again to change that this legislative session. Since the start of the 82nd Texas Legislature...

Proposal may cut traffic, add tolls

Melissa Ayala February 3, 2011

  A new proposal may alleviate some of the notorious Interstate Highway 35 congestion in Central Texas. The Interstate 35 Corridor Advisory Committee proposed switching I-35 with State...

Undocumented immigrant numbers increase

Marty McAndrews February 3, 2011

About 11.2 million undocumented immigrants lived in the United States in 2010 — up from 11.1 million in 2009 — according to a Pew Hispanic Center report. The nonpartisan Washington, D.C., research...

Respected reporter, editor remembered

Marty McAndrews February 3, 2011

Sam Kinch Jr., Dallas Morning News reporter and former editor for The Daily Texan, died Tuesday. Kinch, 70, suffered from pancreatic cancer. Austin American-Statesman columnist Dave McNeely remembers...

Students protest community college cuts at Capitol

Huma Munir February 3, 2011

Temperatures in the teens and strong winds didn’t stop the crowd of more than 500 students that rallied at the Capitol in response to the proposed 30-percent budget cuts for community colleges in Texas. “We...

Students call for increased government accessibility

Katrina Tollin January 31, 2011

Advocacy groups are calling for governments to be more transparent by making broad categories of information more accessible to the public online. Student research groups in the LBJ School hosted TXGov...

Attorney general’s campaign promotes credit responsiblity

Emily Sides January 31, 2011

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott launched a campaign to promote financial literacy among college students and warned the group to avoid racking up excessive credit card fees. Abbot released a 14-minute...

Textbook bills aim to lower student costs as tuition rises

Melissa Ayala January 28, 2011

This legislative session, students can keep their eyes on two higher education bills that could significantly alter how much textbooks cost in the coming semesters. UT alumni Rep. Jose Lozano, D-Kingsville,...

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