Like many other places at UT, the Robert Lee Moore Hall on the north side of campus can incite a wide range of emotions in its visitors. From awe at watching the far-away constellations through its observatory...
We know the story. The Austin City Council wanted stricter regulation for ride-hailing companies. Uber and Lyft forced a public vote. They then tried to seduce our vote with a multi-million dollar campaign....
The class of 2016 might have just finished celebrating graduation, but for many of them, a lackluster job market and an uncertain future are just around the corner. A certain degree of pessimism is appropriate...
I once said that the most important thing a president can do is nominate people to the Supreme Court. I was wrong. The most important thing a president can do is not end the world with nuclear weapons....
If the usual sight of downtown cranes doesn’t indicate to anyone that Austin is booming, then it's unquestionably the traffic that is every person’s ire to this city’s growth.
Indeed,...
All across college campuses, students are protesting the statues, monuments and honors given to historical figures, individuals who no longer represent the values that young people across America cherish....
On May 13, the Texas Supreme Court found that funding for Texas public schools does, in fact, meet the absolute bare minimum required by the Texas Constitution. Despite the ruling, the onus is on Texas...
There is a great legacy to protect from the incumbent Democratic president. A huge overhaul of the healthcare system, the largest in decades, stands in the balance. So too does the composition and leadership...
Editor’s note: A 30 column is a chance for departing permanent staff to say farewell and reflect on their time spent in The Daily Texan’s basement office. The term comes from the old typesetting...
Participating in the Texan was not something that I was intending to do when I set foot on this campus. I’m the son of writers — and had decided that journalism was not my passion, despite...
Oh, hey. Me again.
Look, I’ve been in this thing, grindin’, for two semesters now (yes, summer counts — got to graduate before six years or I’m outta the house). And there are...
Editor’s note: A 30 column is a chance for departing permanent staff to say farewell and reflect on their time spent in The Daily Texan’s basement office. The term comes from the old typesetting...
