Biology freshman Maher Rahman frantically messaged people in his contact list to vote for him, while Holden Hopkins, Plan II and business honors freshman, had dinner with friends of the same business honors...
The Multicultural Engagement Center hosted an open-panel discussion with first-generation college students on Saturday.
The panel focused on students’ experiences on the 40 Acres and how they’ve...
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick received audible gasps from the crowd on multiple occasions Saturday morning as he spoke about his agenda for the upcoming 85th legislative session.
Patrick discussed several...
Republican campaign strategists and political pundits gathered over the weekend at the Texas Tribune Festival to discuss the reckoning force with which Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump bulldozed...
The 85th Legislature will finally put to test several theories on what role the state can constitutionally play in policy disputes with localities, which could potentially impact Austin’s ride-hailing...
Just as many writers have labored to create the next great American novel, many filmmakers have striven to create the next great American film.
“American Honey” is director Andrea Arnold’s...
Editor’s note: In this story, the subject uses the pronouns “they” and “their.”
For the past several years, Jae Lin has battled hateful comments about their self-identification...
Independent candidate for president Evan McMullin speaks in a one-on-one discussion at 2016 Texas Tribune Festival Sunday morning, moderated by Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith. McMullin, a...
Update (10:15 a.m.): Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick spoke in a one-on-one Saturday morning at the Texas Tribune Festival.
The panel, moderated by Texas Tribune executive editor Ross...
Panel: The House Agenda
At the close of the 84th legislature, the House of Representatives, led by Speaker Joe Strauss, presented themselves as a moderate policy check on the more outspokenly conservative...
Panel: The Senate Agenda
The 84th Legislature saw the end of the Senate's "two-thirds" rule requiring at least 21 members out of 31 to bring contentious pieces of legislation to a vote,...
