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...

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...

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...

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,...

Lawmakers in the Texas Senate voted 19-11 in favor of voter ID on Wednesday along party lines. Amendments adopted include providing English and Spanish versions of education materials, allowing...

More than 27,000 pending high school graduates may not be able to get the funding they need to receive higher education in the next biennium because of a proposed cut to the TEXAS Grant budget. The...

A blend of Spanish and English cries rose up to the Capitol’s south steps at a rally against proposed legislation that would target undocumented immigrants in Texas. More than 200 people...

University Democrats and College Republicans may butt heads on most issues this legislative session, but both will lobby to fight higher education funding cuts. “Obviously, we disagree with the...

State senators voted along party lines Tuesday night to begin hearing amendments tonight to a sweeping voter ID bill that would require voters to provide adequate government-issued identification before...

Six soldiers who served in Iraq and are now recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center received a warm welcome on the Capitol grounds in commemoration of Wounded Warrior Day on Monday. Gov....

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series examining what student organizations are doing to lobby the 82nd Texas Legislature. The Legislature Working Group, a committee...

More than 1,000 pro-life supporters marched to the Capitol steps Saturday on the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade in support of legislation that would require women to see an image of their unborn...