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Drawn for Rep. Colin Allred and Sen. Ted Cruz are nearing the end of their campaigns, this illustration was published on Oct. 24, 2024.

Texas Senate race: A look at the candidates

Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter October 24, 2024

Rep. Colin Allred and Sen. Ted Cruz are both nearing the end of their campaigns for a Texas seat in the U.S. Senate as early voting began in Texas on Oct. 21. The Daily Texan reached out to both campaigns...

Texas abortion ban affects future of obstetrics and gynecology, study finds

Texas abortion ban affects future of obstetrics and gynecology, study finds

Siri Ratnam, General News Reporter October 23, 2024

Seventy-six percent of Texan obstetricians and gynecologists believe they cannot practice according to best practices or evidence-based medicine, according to a Oct. 8 survey.  Findings from Manatt...

Mayor Kirk Watson and David Hogg speak to a crowd outside West Mall on Oct. 22, 2024. Watson and Hogg held a rally with University Democrats and Students Demand Action two weeks before election day.

LBJ School of Public Affairs hosts conversation about future of gun control legislation

Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter October 23, 2024

Gun violence activists discussed the successes gun control legislation had in preventing violent crimes at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library on Tuesday.  The LBJ Future Forum hosted the conversation...

Evan Smith hosted Representative Tony Gonzales (R-TX) for the "LBJ Conversations Speaker Series" on October 21, 2024. The discussion covered a range of topics, including the border crisis, the peaceful transfer of power following January 6, 2021, the Second Amendment and Elon Musk.

Rep. Tony Gonzales speaks on mental health crisis, presidential election at LBJ speaker series

Ethan Housewright, General News Reporter October 23, 2024

During a conversation series at the LBJ School of Public Affairs on Monday, U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales emphasized the nationwide mental health crisis and discussed factors he believes will make or break the...

A new lab hosted by UT’s LBJ School of Public Affairs will help officials across the state prepare for and analyze extreme weather events in Texas, according to a press release.

UT’s new extreme weather lab equips local officials for climate challenges

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter October 22, 2024

A new lab hosted by UT’s LBJ School of Public Affairs will help officials across the state prepare for and analyze extreme weather events in Texas, according to a press release.  The Extreme...

Ken Paxton speaking in 2017

Texas Attorney General requests federal assistance identifying potential noncitizen voters

Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter October 17, 2024

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton co-signed a letter with 16 state attorneys general on Monday asking the federal government to provide registered voters’ citizenship status.  Paxton joined the...

Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Colin Allred met in Dallas on Oct. 15 to discuss multiple voter issues in the first and only senate race debate. This was first published on Oct. 16, 2024.

Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Colin Allred face-off in Senate debate

Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter October 16, 2024

Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Colin Allred met in Dallas on Tuesday to discuss multiple voter issues in the first and only senate race debate.  During the hour-long debate, the two candidates answered...

Texas Sen. Bryan Hughes acts as chairman of the Senate Committee on State Affairs on Oct. 16, 2024. Hughes allotted over an hour to the unmasking protest charge where 17 witnesses spoke.

Students, community members testify at Texas Capitol against possible mask ban for protesters

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 16, 2024

Witnesses testified against a potential mask ban for protesters — which is intended to reveal the identities of people “bent on committing crimes at protests” —  at a Texas Senate State Affairs...

Enchanted Rock gains over 600 new acres for recreational parkland

Enchanted Rock gains over 600 new acres for recreational parkland

Samantha Reimers, General News Reporter October 15, 2024

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recently acquired 630 new acres of land bordering Enchanted Rock State Park for preservation.  According to a Sept. 24 release, the department bought the property...

The UT Tower on June 10, 2024.

State launches new tool to “streamline” college application process

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter October 13, 2024

Texas high school students can now see which state universities will admit them based on their academic information prior to submitting an application, state officials announced Friday. The Direct Admissions...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues city of Austin for abortion fund

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues city of Austin for abortion fund

Riley Walsh, General News Reporter October 9, 2024

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a complaint against the city of Austin on Sept. 26 over its Reproductive Health Grant that supports those seeking out-of-state abortions. During the 2024-2025...

Texas Supreme Court upholds gun ban at State Fair of Texas

Texas Supreme Court upholds gun ban at State Fair of Texas

Kendall Meachum, General News Reporter October 1, 2024

The Supreme Court of Texas upheld a ban on guns at the State Fair of Texas in a decision released on Thursday, denying Attorney General Ken Paxton’s August challenge to the ban. The State Fair announced...

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