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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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Not about fraud

Thomas Houghton April 2, 2012

Stephen McGarvey’s argument for the necessity of voter ID laws to prevent voter fraud — published in Tuesday’s edition of The Daily Texan — rests on findings in a Pew Center on...

At the expense of the public

Eric Pianka April 2, 2012

The state of Texas makes us buy insurance and fines us if we drive without it. How is that so different from the federal government ordering us to buy health insurance? Republicans will argue that auto...

Disingenuous journalism

Tarek Benchouia April 2, 2012

After reading the article published in Thursday’s issue of The Daily Texan regarding the Norman Finkelstein lecture on Wednesday, I am truly disappointed in the journalistic integrity of the article...

Play by the rules

Christopher McBryde April 2, 2012

I’d like to express my disappointment with the letter to the editor published Wednesday by Madison Gardner. While I appreciate The Daily Texan giving him the opportunity to provide some closure to...

A slanted view of democracy

David Loewenberg April 2, 2012

Stephen McGarvey’s column on voter ID published on Tuesday is not only severely misleading and lacking in fact, but also demonstrates a troubling and distorted idea of the election process and our...

Continued discussion of Tuesday’s editorial cartoon

March 29, 2012

Editor’s note: An editorial cartoon on the Trayvon Martin case that ran Tuesday has continued to generate many responses, several of which appear below. For an apology from The Daily Texan Editorial...

Tuesday’s editorial cartoon

The Daily Texan Editorial Board March 28, 2012

Editor’s note: An editorial cartoon on the Trayvon Martin case that ran Tuesday has generated many responses, several of which appear below: In light of all of the incredibly offensive, racist...

Keep Roundup coverage well-rounded

Dave Player March 27, 2012

I was excited to see Monday’s story “Attack affects Roundup safety.” UT already has a humor publication, but now apparently we have a Nancy Grace-style tabloid as well. To review, a person...

The Firing Line: Election season

March 23, 2012

Editor’s note: From current candidates to observing students, the following firing lines represent the many reactions to the Student Government (SG) election and the role of the Election Supervisory...

In defense of the BDS movement

Ramon Mejia March 9, 2012

This is in response to the Firing Line published on March 1 titled “In support of dialogue, progress and peace,” which criticized the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. The...

Seeking to correct a wrong

With all the recent rumors and gossip surrounding the Student Government elections and our team, we wanted to share our story and address the issue of our team’s disqualification. We selected around...

Preparing for an uphill battle

John Lawler March 6, 2012

As I sat in the Travis County courtroom last Tuesday, listening to Judge Tim Sulak deliver the ruling that would extend Terrence Maas’ and my campaign past spring break, I was disappointed to say...

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