Texas state colleges and universities will not increase tuition through the 2026-27 academic year, Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a letter on Wednesday.  Abbott said he spoke to the Board of Regents...

Legislators filed at least 29 bills related to higher education on Tuesday, the first day of filing for the 89th Texas legislative session, which starts in January.  The proposed bills address various...

President Jay Hartzell testified about diversity, equity and inclusion at a Texas Senate higher education subcommittee hearing on Monday. The hearing comes after Texas universities implemented Senate...

The testimony of the first person sentenced to death on a “shaken baby syndrome” conviction to a state House committee was halted Oct. 21 by the Texas attorney general.  Robert Roberson was convicted...

The University’s Texas Politics Project released its final election poll on Oct. 18, surveying registered Texas voters’ opinions on key issues like the economy and abortion access before Election...

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...

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...

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...

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.  The Extreme...

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 Tuesday to discuss multiple voter issues in the first and only senate race debate.  During the hour-long debate, the two candidates answered...