All content by Chase Karacostas
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Former UT President Bill Powers dies at 72
Chase Karacostas
• March 10, 2019
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Higher education commissioner to resign after 15 years
Chase Karacostas
• February 5, 2019
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UT student reports sexual assault at Jester West Dormitory
Chase Karacostas
• December 17, 2018
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Austin could reach 52 percent renewable energy by 2021
Chase Karacostas
• November 5, 2018
Texas sues federal government to end DACA
Chase Karacostas
• May 2, 2018
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Lori Brown honors son by advocating for safer UT
Chase Karacostas and Maria Mendez
• May 1, 2018
May 1, 2017: Campus remembers
Chase Karacostas
• May 1, 2018
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Never fear, UT turtles will stay here
Chase Karacostas and Maria Mendez
• April 19, 2018
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State could cut higher education funding in 2019
Chase Karacostas
• March 29, 2018
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Cruz and O’Rourke sweep their respective primaries
Chase Karacostas
• March 7, 2018
Primary ballot candidate explainer
Chase Karacostas
• February 27, 2018
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Supreme Court rejects appeal for direct review of DACA, for now
Chase Karacostas
• February 27, 2018
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The Daily Texan breaks down primaries ballot
Chase Karacostas
• February 20, 2018
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University asks court to dismiss lawsuit regarding sexual assault
Chase Karacostas
• February 14, 2018
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University House overbooks and terminates student leases
Raga Justin and Chase Karacostas
• January 23, 2018
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Mayor Adler kicks off re-election campaign
Chase Karacostas
• January 16, 2018
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Former first lady of Texas Rita Clements dies at 86
Chase Karacostas
• January 8, 2018
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Dunkin’ Donuts opens on Drag
Chase Karacostas
• January 2, 2018
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UT student sexually assaulted at Clark Field
Chase Karacostas
• December 31, 2017
Looking forward
Reagan Ritterbush, Maria Mendez, Chase Karacostas, and London Gibson
• December 12, 2017
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Semester in review
Reagan Ritterbush, Maria Mendez, Chase Karacostas, Forrest Milburn, London Gibson, and Will Clark
• December 12, 2017
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Return of Uber and Lyft had no effect on DWI arrests
Chase Karacostas
• December 11, 2017
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Dallas County Sheriff announces gubernatorial candidacy
Chase Karacostas
• December 6, 2017
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City releases Guadalupe Street improvement recommendations
Chase Karacostas
• December 5, 2017
U.S. Supreme Court rejects same-sex marriage benefits case
Chase Karacostas
• December 5, 2017
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Congress is now halfway to deadline for DREAM Act legislation
Chase Karacostas
• December 4, 2017