Last November, Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, filed SB 143, which would require the state to develop an online voter registration system. This bill provides a much-needed modernization to our antiquated...
There is no denying that Austin has been gaining popularity — people move here from across the country, and it even topped the list of the 20 best U.S. cities to live in for 2017. But even a city...
The Climate Leadership Council is putting forth a proposal by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III for a carbon tax aimed at reducing carbon emissions. While a carbon tax itself carries many benefits...
Contention over the power of the states versus the federal government predates the United States. At the time of the revolution, America had been successfully operating as 13 independent economies loosely...
Uncertainty was a hot topic in 18th century publications, when early statisticians were debating the merits of probability theory. In the 2016 election, uncertainty rose to the forefront of the press...
The days that one could avoid blatant anti-Semitism by staying off of online forums are long gone. Since 2008, there has been a marked increase in the number of anti-Semitic comments made on sites such...
On Thursday, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg usurped Austin in making Houston the most pot-friendly city in Texas. Perhaps Willie Nelson will move.
Under the policy introduced by Ogg in conjunction...
The Texas Legislature recently introduced several bills that allow for blatant discrimination against LGBT people under the guise of religious freedom. But representatives such as Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth,...
After a controversial election last year in which Alexander Chase took office despite losing the popular vote to sole opponent “Reset my vote,”* The Daily Texan is pleased to announce that...
Editor's note: Laura Hallas is a candidate to be the next Daily Texan Editor-in-Chief. The following editorial ran alongside another by Janhavi Nemawarkar, who is also running for the position. Be...
Editor's note: Janhavi Nemawarkar is a candidate to be the next Daily Texan Editor-in-Chief. The following editorial ran alongside another by Laura Hallas, who is also running for the position. Be...
Each Grammy season, millions of viewers watch awards get handed out for the best album and best songs of the year. Awards shows are frequently plagued with scandals, like last year’s #OscarsSoWhite,...
