In June of 2015, APD officer Bryan Richter dragged elementary school teacher Breaion King out of her car and slammed her onto the floor. Richter was white, and King was black. Patrick Spradlin, Richter’s...
Over the past few weeks, students have been receiving emails with the subject line, “What makes you proud to be a Longhorn?” Inside, Danielle of the UT Student Foundation pleads with students...
Our campus regularly hosts distinguished guests and speakers, and we at the Texan are particularly drawn to anyone who understands the love and labor behind news production. So while we may have a bias...
The Daily Texan: You were tasked with publicly presenting the Obama administration’s ideas. What were some of the challenges or successes you had given the material in front of you?
Josh Earnest:...
The Daily Texan: What do you think people need to understand about the state of the press in America and Texas?
Evan Smith: Well, the perspective I have comes after 30 years of doing this job. And obviously...
The Daily Texan: What advice would you give to students and young journalists?
Dan Rather: Number one is to understand at a really deep level that writing is the bedrock of the craft. If one aspires...
Immigration policy has never been easy. Yet I worry about where we are as a society when we cannot even treat immigrant children with the respect and support they deserve.
Our past and continuing...
As construction progressed on the Speedway Mall, some students noticed that many of the newly laid bricks were chipping and cracking. The university noticed, too. The Daily Texan reports that the contractor...
The fluorescent orange pills were making my heart beat irregularly. Nausea hit me in wave after wave. I pressed my left hand against my sweaty chest, and googled “Adderall overdose” with my...
Editor’s Note: In the spirit of the University of Texas’ friendly rivalry with the University of Oklahoma, the editorial boards of The Daily Texan and The Oklahoma Daily have exchanged editorials....
Editor's note: Editor’s Note: In the spirit of the University of Texas’ friendly rivalry with the University of Oklahoma, the editorial boards of The Daily Texan and The Oklahoma Daily...
Columbus was one of hundreds of entrepreneurial pilots and autodidact cosmographers plying the waters off the coast of Africa in the 1400s, spreading Christianity on the eve of the millennium, and desperately...
