Austin residents may pay a small percentage more per month for utilities and property taxes if the new city budget passes as currently proposed. The typical resident will pay 3.1% more for electricity...

Amid contract negotiations with transportation management company Keolis North America, almost all members of Capital Metro’s union voted to authorize a strike if deemed necessary, according to a news...

Austin residents will vote on an amendment during the midterm election this November requiring an external audit of the city budget. Austin City Clerk Erika Brady certified a petition on June 22 from...

State officials released their report on the July 4, 2025 flooding at Camp Mystic that killed 25 campers, two counselors and the camp’s owner, nearly a year after the tragedy.  The two counselors...

  A new dean of the College of Education will assume the position effective Aug. 16, according to a Monday University news release.  Daniel Hamlin, the new appointee, served most recently as...

Gov. Greg Abbott directed state energy agencies to protect residents from costs due to the expansion of data centers across the state in a June 10 letter.  The governor’s letter to Thomas Gleeson,...

The Path to Admission Through Co-Enrollment program, which offered dual enrollment at UT and Austin Community College, was ended by the University. A University spokesperson did not provide a reason, but...

The proposed city of Austin budget for 2027 includes a $16.8 million reduction of social services contracts. The city manager will present the draft budget on July 16, and the final budget will be adopted...

Campus and Student Life: Looking back: The Office of Undergraduate Research and other university programs will shut down at the end of the semester, and there was a freeze on H-1B visas announced in...

The Austin Police Department will introduce officers to respond to “lower-priority” calls as a part of a limited pilot program starting this month, according to an email by a department spokesperson.  The...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Dustin Burrows, speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, announced $50 million will be put toward research on ibogaine, a psychedelic drug, on March 31. In June 2025,...

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 27 de marzo del 2026 por Abbey Schultz y fue traducido al español por Iñaki Zamarripa. Un comité asesor de administradores y un estudiante,...

A UT Outpost initiative to collect leftover Dine In Dollars to turn into “temporary” meal cards will officially launch this semester.  Fuel the Forty will allow students with certain meal plans...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program implemented changes on April 1 that bar recipients from using benefits to purchase sugary foods and drinks.  Some of the banned items include candy bars,...

Nota del Editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 24 de Marzo por Abbey Shultz y fue traducido al Español por Avilenne Perez-Benitez. Este verano, los estudiantes de primer año tendrán...

The UT Police Department has reported nearly 60% more incidents of theft this year-to-date in comparison to 2025, with reports concentrated in West Campus, according to a department database. Since...

An advisory committee of administrators and a student convened on Wednesday to discuss artificial intelligence at UT. Together, they will discuss the future of AI use and tools offered to the campus community.  Mario...

This summer, incoming freshmen will have two days of orientation, instead of three days like in past years. Incoming students will now spend two days and one night and will register for classes...

The Senate of College Councils unanimously passed a resolution meant to promote authenticity in University-funded scholarship applications.  The resolution, passed Feb. 19, proposes applications to...

South Mall was crowded with UT community members and candles Tuesday night, where Students Demand Action organized a community vigil to honor victims of the West Sixth Street shooting. Around 200 people...

The 2026-27 Student Government executive alliance candidates discussed their platforms at a debate in the William C. Powers, Jr. auditorium Monday night. The seven alliances discussed issues like transparency,...

Nota del editor: Este artículo fue creado originalmente por Abbey Shultz el 11 de febrero de 2026 y traducido al español por Elena Alvarez. El Departamento de Educación de Estados Unidos anunció...

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Jan. 29 possible changes to student loan repayment plans and reductions to higher education costs.  The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which became law in...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick sent out his first list of interim charges, a set of issues for the state senate to prioritize, on Jan. 30 for the 2027 legislative session.  Patrick, who has led the state senate...

University Housing and Dining is opening a new ramen restaurant in the Texas Union after six months of preparation.  Noodle Lab will open to the public on Monday, after an invitation-based soft launch...

Gov. Greg Abbott announced that all public universities must cease their use of H-1B visas to sponsor workers, according to a letter sent to state agencies on Tuesday. This order, if granted Congressional...

Four student support programs — the Office of Undergraduate Research, Office of Community Engagement, Vick Advising Excellence Center and The Center for Teaching and Learning — will be shut down by...

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board announced a new website for reporting higher education complaints in a Jan. 9 news release.   The website allows the public to report statutory violations...

Texas sheriffs must cooperate with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement after Texas Senate Bill 8 went into effect Jan. 1.  As part of the measure, counties must enter into an agreement...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect an additional comment from the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department received after initial publication. Over 50 organizations signed...

Families of the two counselors and five campers killed in the July 4 floods this summer filed a lawsuit against Camp Mystic in Travis County on Nov. 10.  The petition alleges multiple counts of negligence,...

Jester West Hall reinstated a program on Oct. 27 that offers free period products to residents, including tampons, menstrual pads and liners.  The Period Product Program, also known as the P3 program,...

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 12 de octubre de 2025 por Abbey Shultz y fue traducido al español por Lourdes Fortoul Belausteguigoitia el 13 de octubre de 2025.  Un...

A group of student organizations collected clothing donations from Oct. 7-10 to donate to Casa Marianella, a shelter for displaced immigrants in Austin. Texas Rising, the Latin American Aspiring Law...

University Housing and Dining will discontinue Bevo Pay in the 2026-27 school year, according to a residence hall contract renewal email sent on Sept. 22.   The $100 balance included in housing and...

State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, spoke at University Presbyterian Church on Sunday, discussing the relationship between religion and politics, subjects which are not often discussed in “polite company.”   “Christianity...

Meow Mates, a student volunteer organization focused on the care of local cats, announced Sept. 11 that it created an emergency food pantry for cat owners.  Catherine Covarrubiaz, co-organizer and...