Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2308 into law on June 11, which designates $50 million to research ibogaine, a psychedelic that could be used to treat addiction, traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic...
Catharine Li, Senior News Reporter
• June 19, 2025
Since the summer began, an undocumented student, who will further be referred to as Alex for safety reasons, has been working two jobs, totaling over 55 hours per week, to save as much money as possible...
After he graduated high school in Temple, Texas, Aidan Guerra, who has autism, said he had three options: get a job, go back to school or move out.
Guerra wanted to attend UT like his siblings did....
Gov. Greg Abbott has until June 22 to sign Texas Senate Bill 3 into law, which will remove delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, products from the shelves of smoke shops and dispensaries across the state.
For...
Catharine Li, Senior News Reporter
• June 12, 2025
A group of students represented by a Latino civil rights advocacy group filed a motion on Wednesday seeking to intervene in the lawsuit that terminated in-state tuition rates for students without legal...
On June 2, the Texas Legislature sent Texas Senate Bill 37 to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, concluding months of debate between university faculty statewide and state lawmakers over the future of higher education...
Maryam Ahmed, Associate News Editor
• June 10, 2025
A federal judge struck down the Texas Dream Act on Wednesday, a law that allowed undocumented higher education students to receive in-state tuition.
Passed in 2001, the Texas Dream Act allowed undocumented...
Maryam Ahmed, Associate News Editor
• June 10, 2025
The Texas House passed an amended version of the Campus Protection Act, a bill restricting expressive activity on college campuses, on June 2.
The bill, introduced by Texas Sen. Brandon Creighton,...
The UT System Board of Regents pledged a “transformative” $100 million investment to the School of Civic Leadership, Board Chairman Kevin Eltife announced Thursday during a press conference.
The...
With 38 days left in the 89th legislative session, only one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s “top priorities” has passed through both chambers or received the governor’s signature, and Texas lawmakers are...
Abigail Holguin, a government and Mexican American studies junior, reads from a piece of paper to a staffer in state Rep. John Lujan’s office. Speaking the words written by a friend, who is an undocumented...
The Texas Capitol may seem scary during the 89th Texas Legislative Session, but UT students are working hard this season to advocate for themselves and their peers during a time when their voices matter...
