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 presented changes to the city council on April 7 regarding its use of force policy, such as how it records these incidents. Under the new policy, instead of counting use...

UT submitted a report of all its employees on H-1B visas — which allow foreign professionals to work in the United States — to the Texas Workforce Commission on March 25.  In a January letter,...

A memorial tree grows on the east side of Prather Hall with a grey stone marker next to it. Both are dedicated to dance freshman Haruka Weiser, who was killed walking to her dorm 10 years ago this April. For...

Don Huffines, the Republican nominee for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, said decreasing state spending is among his priorities in Bass Lecture Hall on Tuesday. The man running to be the state’s...

Austin City Council passed a resolution to create a process to protect city-owned parklands from being condemned, which can lead to park loss. The proposed process will be published by May 28.  “We’re...

The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation adopted a rule on March 24 requiring people to provide proof of legal immigration status if they want to obtain or renew a professional license.  The...

Nota del Editor: Este artículo fue escrito originalmente por Anjum Alam el 23 de marzo de 2026 y traducido al español por Camila Proa Aguirre. Más de 70 republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes...

Join Senior Audio Editor Natalie Gonzalez as she sits down with Anjum Alam and Ellie Symons to discuss their recent story, "APD updates policy for handling ICE warrants after months of public concern." Hosted...

An updated Austin Police Department policy prohibits officers from detaining or arresting a suspect who only has a noncriminal warrant from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Austin Police...

More than 70 Texas House of Representatives Republicans signed a letter on March 2 asking U.S. congressional leaders to pause immigration, citing a shooting on West Sixth Street where a naturalized U.S....

Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 10 de marzo de 2026 por Anjum Alam y fue traducido al español por Rolando Vitela. La ciudad proporciona 2 millones de dólares para responder de crisis...

The Austin City Council allocated $2 million in a Feb. 26 meeting to the Expanded Mobile Crisis Outreach Team, which responds to mental health crises in the city, to continue 24/7 services.  The...

A proposed development that includes a hotel, retail and residential space can be built in an area near campus after the Austin City Council rezoned it on Feb. 26. Nearby residents brought up environmental...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton introduced a tipline on Feb. 16 where people can email and report suspected voter fraud and state election law violations. However, experts say these issues are rare. “When...

Este artículo fue escrito originalmente por Anjum Alam y Valeria Cruz Butron el 18 de febrero de 2026 y traducido al español por Suguey Carmona. El Departamento de Policía de Austin no puede evitar...

UT was one of four sites selected for a $11.6 million nationwide clinical trial funded by the Department of Defense. The study seeks to determine whether a brain stimulation therapy can alleviate postpartum...

The Austin Police Department cannot avoid working with immigration enforcement agencies because of state law, APD Chief Lisa Davis said at a Feb. 5 public town hall meeting. However, she said the department...

Nota del editor: Este artículo fue creado originalmente por Anjum Alam el 12 de febrero de 2026 y traducido al español Valentina Avendaño. Mientras esperaba con su familia a que les sellaran los...

As he waited with his family for their passports to be stamped after arriving in the United States in September, a UT professor said he felt a new fear, one he had not felt in the many times he traveled...

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 9 de febrero del 2026 por Anjum Alam y fue traducido al español por Maria Guerra. Tres personas fueron sentenciadas en relación a un...

In room 3.114 of the College of Pharmacy, University students and staff can access free naloxone, or Narcan, a nasal spray that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose in minutes.  This is the...

Three people were sentenced in connection to a West Campus burglary that occurred in September 2025, according to Travis County District Court judgment of conviction documents from the last two months. APD...

Austin Police Department data shows public safety improvements on 6th Street, such as a  decrease in arrests and use-of-force reports in the last year, according to an APD email. These improvements...

Este artículo fue escrito originalmente por Anjum Alam el 3 de febrero de 2026 y traducido al español por Camila Proa Aguirre. UT consolidó recursos de seguridad en una nueva unidad bajo la dirección...

UT consolidated safety resources in a new unit under President Jim Davis, according to a Tuesday email from the Office of the President. UT also created the Executive Director of University Safety, a newly...

The city of Austin sued East 6th Street bar Pour Choices and its owners for tolerating repeated criminal activity, including assaults, serving alcohol to minors and drug possession at and around the premises,...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a rule creating a weighted selection process for H-1B visas, which allow foreign professionals, such as graduating international students, to work in...

A group of Muslim community members and families choose a park to share food and socialize after early morning prayers on the last Saturday of each month. But on the morning of Dec. 27, a community...

The public comment period ended on Nov. 24 for a rule proposed by the Department of Homeland Security to change the selection process of H-1B visas, which allow foreign professionals, such as graduating...

In a large tent, just a few streets south of the Texas Capitol, higher education leaders and advocates convened at the Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday to answer the question: Will higher education survive?  The...

Texas legislators may not be in session at the Capitol, but the clash between representatives continues just down the street. Both Democratic and Republican representatives discussed their parties’ futures...

Gov. Greg Abbott will run for a fourth term as governor next November, according to a Sunday news release from his campaign, Texans for Greg Abbott.  Abbott won his previous three gubernatorial elections...

Nota de editor: este artículo se publico por primera vez el 22 de Octubre de 2025 por Anjum Alam and Alex Leisk y fue traducido al español por Valeria Solis el 24 de Octubre de 2025. Un juez federal...

The Daily Texan explains Senate Bill 2972, otherwise known as the Campus Protection Act, and what it means for UT. Reporting by Jack Polishook and Anjum Alam Video by Hailey Walter and Joseph Sweeney

A federal judge will decide whether to resume the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program, which provides temporary deportation protection and work permits to certain undocumented immigrants, after...

  Thousands of protestors gathered at the Texas Capitol on Saturday for the nation’s second “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump and his administration. The crowd stretched...

Austinites will gather at the Texas Capitol on Saturday for the nation’s second “No Kings Day” in protest of President Donald Trump and his administration. “No Kings” is a day of national...

A United States district court judge suspended UT System’s enforcement of certain provisions of the Campus Protection Act, a law limiting expressive activity on campuses, according to a court document...

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 9 de octubre de 2025 por Anjum Alam, y fue traducido al español por Valery Martinez Rodriguez el 11  de octubre de 2025. Una proclamación...

A presidential proclamation issued Sept. 19 imposed a $100,000 fee on petitions for H-1B visas, which allows foreign professionals, such as graduating international students, to work in the United States. The...

For 20 years, a computational complexity theory researcher has posted updates about his work on his blog, Shtetl-Optimized. Last week, a Sept. 27 blog post he made about his recent findings began circulating...

The man who stabbed and killed a UT student in 2017 will be released from a state hospital and will receive court-ordered outpatient treatment, a Travis County judge ruled on Wednesday.  Kendrex White,...

Echoing boomwhackers, Home Depot buckets, staplers, bicycle spokes and hardcover books — these are all items the Texas Society of Unconventional Drummers uses to deliver its biannual musical performances...

The University established a new “faculty advisory structure” after the UT System abolished faculty councils to comply with a new state law, President Jim Davis announced Thursday in an email sent...

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board proposed new rules that would change how institutions determine in-state residency and tuition. The suggestions follow a June court order that struck down...

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 18 de septiembre de 2025 por Isaiah Williams y Anjum Alam y fue traducido al español por Noemi Castanon. La policía de Austin (APD)...

The Austin Police Department arrested four people in West Campus over the weekend after responding to a burglary call, which resulted in the department discovering meth and equipment to distribute...

When British ethologist Jane Goodall was 10 years old, she read a second-hand edition of “Tarzan of the Apes.” Growing up in London, England, far from wildlife, she dreamed of the jungle.    “I...

A man arrested for committing assault in West Campus in April was released from Travis County Jail on Sept. 3 after a court found him incompetent to stand trial, according to the court records. Aymen...

UT Police Department began a traffic safety initiative on Aug. 25 that focuses on bicycle and scooter riders, said Ivan Ramos, UTPD public information officer.  In addition to the officers’ regular...

Este artículo fue escrito originalmente por Anjum Alam el 25 de agosto de 2025 y traducido al español por Hector Yunta Rico. La ciudad de Austin comenzó las sesiones de información de su clínica...

UT Police Department announced the creation of the West Campus Patrol District at a Tuesday press briefing. As part of the initiative, UTPD officers will coordinate with Austin Police Department officers...

The city of Austin began its biannual citizenship clinic information sessions on Aug. 16, which educates participants about the naturalization process free of cost.  To participate in the clinic,...

Interim President Jim Davis Interim President Jim Davis has been a resident of Austin since 1974, according to the Office of the President. After serving with distinction as a cryptologist in the U.S....

A briefing on local and regional growth trends presented to the Airport Advisory Commission on July 9 by city demographer Lila Valencia found the city’s growth is at “historically low levels” since...

City Manager T.C. Broadnax proposed a $6.3 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2025-26 on July 15 to the Austin City Council. The council will meet from Wednesday to Friday to vote on the proposed...

UT researchers published a paper in Nature Materials on June 30 describing a resin 3D printing process that creates structures with hard and soft properties in a single object. This finding can help with...

UT researchers published a study in Science on June 26 that provided insight into the behavior of slow slip earthquakes, which release energy gradually and produce no detectable shaking.  Regular earthquakes...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill on June 20 to support the enrollment of homeschool students at public higher education institutions.  Texas House Bill 3041 adjusts the automatic admission process and...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill on June 20 requiring a one-semester personal financial literacy course for all public high school students in the state.  Texas House Bill 27 applies to students entering...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed three key bills on June 20 related to abortion and reproductive health care: Texas Senate Bill 31, Texas Senate Bill 33 and Texas Senate Bill 1388.  SB 31 allows physicians...

After he graduated high school in Temple, Texas, Aidan Guerra, who has autism, said he had three options: get a job, go back to school or move out.  Guerra wanted to attend UT like his siblings did....

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill on May 27 establishing a Higher Education Research Security Council to promote secure academic research at R-1 institutions in Texas.  The council will comprise research...

Manor Garage, where Parking and Transportation Services most recently installed plug-in electric vehicle charging stations in October 2024, has shown continuous growth in usage in the six months since...

The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill on April 2 amending Senate Bill 24 from the 88th Legislative Session, which established the Thriving Texas Families program as a continuation of the state’s...

The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill on April 1 to address “urgent skilled labor demands” in the nuclear energy industry.  Co-sponsored by Texas senators Judith Zaffirini and Tan...

The University announced in an email that it anticipates construction to begin at the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Bridge at Interstate 35 on March 31 as part of the Texas Department of Transportation's...

The Austin City Council approved an agreement with Austin Public Health on March 6 to distribute around $150,000 each to two nonprofits providing mental health care to LGBTQ+ youth in Austin and Travis...

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 25 de febrero de 2025 por Alex Leisk y Anjum Alam y fue traducido al español por Anirudh Karunakaran. Durante la temporada de arrendamiento,...

Amid leasing season, lawyers and student advocates said students should review their housing options and know their rights as tenants when they sign leases for next year at West Campus apartments. Lease...