Chances are, if you have walked down the Drag in the past few weeks, you’ve been asked to sign a petition for any number of causes. I personally have been stopped on at least six occasions on my...

At a recent meeting, the Austin City Council unanimously adopted the 2014 Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP), which outlines the “identification of roadways of regional significance, and a locally...

Editor's Note: Piedad worked as an instructor for the UT Project on Conflict Resolution this summer. They come like gaggles of geese next to the herd of incoming freshmen over the summer season....

Twenty years ago, this case would have read like a science fiction novel: a society equipped with minicomputers at our fingertips versus a law enforcement capable of criminal tracking via GPS satellite,...

For many UT students the Fourth of July is a holiday to hang out with friends and family, eat delicious barbecue, drink substantial amounts of beer and to watch action-packed fireworks fill...

DALLAS — This past weekend, thousands of Democrats assembled in Dallas for the State Democratic Convention. Cheers erupted throughout the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center as state Sens. Wendy...

Fall is just around the corner, and for incoming freshmen that means getting acclimated to campus. As the new Longhorns settle into their dorms, they will surely start to think about books and other materials...

Editor's Note: "Peace be upon him" (sometimes abbreviated "pbuh") is a salutation for the prophets of Islam. Who receives salutations depends on the school of thought. It is a mandatory...

Roughly a year ago, UT’s beloved albino squirrel was rumored to be deceased. A tweet from @FakeUTexas made waves throughout the Twitterverse, prompting many to mourn the loss of the campus’...

A recent column in the Daily Texan by Nicholas Holterman (June 19) is the latest example in the Texan of rumors and conjecture that fuel unnecessary anxiety among graduate students in the College of Liberal...