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What to know about registering for the Nov. 8 Midterm elections in Texas

What to know about registering for the Nov. 8 Midterm elections in Texas

Joseph Sweeney, News Reporter October 2, 2022

As mid-term elections approach, the voter registration period for eligibility in the Nov. 8 election closes on Oct. 11, with early voting running from Oct. 24 to Nov. 4. The election will determine the...

Students reflect on Texas history, education following the passing of the 1836 Project

Students reflect on Texas history, education following the passing of the 1836 Project

Ireland Blouin, News Reporter October 1, 2022

Two weeks ago, a committee put together by Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas leaders approved the Texas 1836 Project, which attempts to explain the history of Texas concerning the rights of African Americans,...

Texas commission recommends basing community college funding on student success outcomes

Texas commission recommends basing community college funding on student success outcomes

Meera Hatangadi, News Reporter September 27, 2022

The way community colleges are funded may be revamped to make student success outcomes play a bigger part in determining fund allocation, according to a draft released at the Sept. 12 commission meeting...

Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke hosts rally on campus as first stop of Texas college tour

Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke hosts rally on campus as first stop of Texas college tour

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter September 26, 2022

Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke wore a burnt orange hat as he hosted a rally in front of the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library on Monday to address students on the first stop of his College...

Pete Buttigieg talks infrastructure, border crisis, election season at Texas Tribune Festival

Pete Buttigieg talks infrastructure, border crisis, election season at Texas Tribune Festival

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter September 25, 2022

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Transportation Secretary and former presidential candidate, opened this year’s Texas Tribune festival on Thursday with a talk about infrastructure grants, the border crisis and the...

Reproductive rights, gun control, other issues: What are gubernatorial candidates Greg Abbott’s and Beto O’Rourke’s stances?

Reproductive rights, gun control, other issues: What are gubernatorial candidates Greg Abbott’s and Beto O’Rourke’s stances?

Sasha Haynes, News Reporter September 23, 2022

Republican incumbent governor Greg Abbott and former Democratic congressman Beto O’Rourke will face off in the gubernatorial election Nov. 8.  With the overturning of Roe v. Wade creating uncertainty...

UT psychiatrists work with community to improve mental health in jails

UT psychiatrists work with community to improve mental health in jails

Joelle DiPaolo, Senior news reporter September 20, 2022

UT psychiatrists are working with Travis County to improve mental health services in jails and decrease the incarceration of people with mental health issues. In May, the Travis County Forensic Mental...

UT-Austin’s Stengl Lost Pines fire causes destruction but creates research opportunity

UT-Austin’s Stengl Lost Pines fire causes destruction but creates research opportunity

Rylie Lillibidge, Senior news reporter September 15, 2022

A fire last month at UT’s Stengl Lost Pines Biological Station provided researchers with a unique opportunity to study how environments recover from fires. Located 40 miles east of Austin, the Stengl...

University land endowments raise equity, environmental concerns

University land endowments raise equity, environmental concerns

Ali Juell, News Reporters July 28, 2022

Editor's note: This article first appeared in the July 26, 2022 As state-designated land endowments benefit the University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems, a degree of revenue has increased...

Texas Planned Parenthood sees increase in contraceptive, reproductive healthcare demand following abortion ban

Texas Planned Parenthood sees increase in contraceptive, reproductive healthcare demand following abortion ban

Morgan Severson, News Reporter July 21, 2022

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the July 19, 2022 flip book. While Planned Parenthood clinics are now unable to provide abortions, their ability to provide other reproductive healthcare...

Government and African Diaspora studies junior Aria Kaylin Tolbert reflects on college life for Black women post Roe v. Wade.

‘You have to live a little bit more in fear’: UT students reflect on Black maternal health disparities

Morgan Severson, News Reporter July 14, 2022

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the July 12, 2022 flipbook. Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Aria Kaylin Tolbert said losing her bodily autonomy has weighed heavily...

Protesters march down Congress Avenue on Saturday, June 25. A crowd of several hundred attendees gathered to protest the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v Wade.

Incoming students consider not attending UT following abortion restrictions

Morgan Severson, News Reporter July 14, 2022

This article first appeared in the July 12, 2022 flipbook. When deciding where to apply for college, high school senior Sarah Warren said she considered applying to UT, but concerns for autonomy over...

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