Former UT housemother Almetris Duren provided a source of critical support for many of the first black students at UT, said two speakers at a talk Thursday. Students, faculty and members of the community...

Most people understand the tacos they eat are no more representative of Mexico than pizza is of Italy. Jeffrey Pilcher, a history professor at the University of Minnesota, explained the globalization...

University President William Powers Jr., said he opposes a campus-wide ban on smoking in his annual address to UT staff on Thursday. Powers told Staff Council a complete ban on smoking would overstep...

The Texas House Appropriations Committee passed the 2012-13 biennium House budget bill, which will now head to the floor. The vote took under 20 minutes, without any debate among members, and resulted...

Two women did not bow down again to the self-proclaimed ‘King of Galveston,’ and their stories resonated with women at a Women’s and Gender Studies event Wednesday. For years, Cathy McBroom and Donna...

Violent protests in Libya arose in the aftermath of peaceful protests in other parts of Northern Africa, and our government’s intervention may also pose a threat to the safety of civilians, said a UT...

AUSTIN — A bill to require Texans to show photo identification before voting passed the Texas House on Wednesday night despite repeated efforts by Democrats to derail it. The legislation, clearing...

An accident between two motor vehicles Tuesday congested traffic on Guadalupe Street when it occurred directly across from the University Co-op. The driver of a blue sedan collided with a tan sedan...

A state representative and his new bill are stirring the debate on evolution in classrooms. Rep. Bill Zedler, R-Arlington, said he believes the possibility that human life began by chance would be like...

The Obama administration rolled out an new program Tuesday that it hopes will help the United States boast the best college graduation rate in the world by 2020. During a summit in Washington, D.C.,...

After the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11, sports management senior and Japanese native Itsuki Shibakiri wondered what would become of his home. Over the past two weeks, he has only seen...

The number of students applying to law schools around the nation has decreased significantly since last year, according to data from the Law School Admissions Council. Since last year, the number of...