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...
The Texas House approved Senate Bill 1, which appropriates state funds for the next two years, on April 11. The bill would cut spending allocated towards UT’s salary and wages, which does not include...
The Texas Senate passed Republican state Sen. Phil King’s Senate Bill 326, which would set the definition of antisemitism in public schools and universities’ disciplinary proceedings.
SB 326 would...
Anjum Alam, General News Reporter
• April 16, 2025
The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill on April 2 amending Senate Bill 24 from the 88th Legislative Session, which established the Thriving Texas Families program as a continuation of the state’s...
Anjum Alam, General News Reporter
• April 15, 2025
The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill on April 1 to address “urgent skilled labor demands” in the nuclear energy industry.
Co-sponsored by Texas senators Judith Zaffirini and Tan...
The Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 37, a bill that could increase the state’s control over public Texas universities along party lines, after an hour-long floor debate between bill author Sen. Brandon...
A new online interactive map identifies locations where Texans can access naloxone, also called Narcan, which is a medicine that rapidly reverses an overdose, Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a March 26 news...
