A Republican-sponsored bill restricting insurance coverage for abortions goes into effect in Texas today.
House Bill 214, passed during the state’s summer special legislative session, requires...
If a student loan borrower defaults on their debt, they could lose or be blocked from renewing any professional licenses or certifications they hold.
In Texas, there are 33 state agencies that will...
Lee Yeakel, a U.S. District Court Judge, issued a final injunction last week against Senate Bill 8, which would have almost completely banned dilation and evacuation, the most common second-trimester abortion...
Update (4:56 p.m.): Earlier this morning, UTPD sent out a tweet saying they had captured a suspect in last night’s stabbing incident. Following the capture, UTPD handed the suspect off to the...
The School of Nursing is now using a “robot nurse” to give students more experience in the growing field of telemedicine, over-the-phone or online interactions with health care providers.
The...
Under the U.S. House GOP tax bill, income taxes for graduate students could double or triple, potentially putting master’s and Ph.D educations out of reach.
The bill, known as the Tax Cuts and...
According to national opioid statistics, it would appear that Texas does not have a severe opioid abuse problem relative to the rest of the nation. Experts say the data is dangerously misleading, however.
“Unfortunately,...
Vice President Mike Pence spoke to the Republican Governors Association, or RGA, on Wednesday afternoon to garner their support for the new GOP tax plan and reassure them of the Trump administration’s...
As part of the SAFE Cities Network, Austin is now providing free legal representation to anyone facing deportation.
SAFE, which stands for Safety and Fairness for Everyone, was started by the national...
UT law professor Justin Nelson is running as a Democrat to be the next state attorney general in 2018.
Nelson will be vying for the office against Republican incumbent Ken Paxton, who was elected attorney...
Travis County voter turnout dropped more than 50 percent between the 2016 presidential election and Tuesday’s local and constitutional election.
In 2016, Travis County had a voter turnout rate...
Texas’ worst mass shooting in history took at least 27 lives Sunday morning in a small town just two hours away from UT.
The shooting, at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, also injured...
Two groups of protesters, one denouncing President Donald Trump and the other praising him, gathered at Austin City Hall and marched through the streets of downtown Saturday afternoon.
The protest originally...
U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, whose district encompasses most of West Campus, will retire from Congress and not seek re-election in 2018, according to The Texas Tribune.
Smith has spent 30 years...
To ensure student freedom of expression is protected, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick tasked the Senate Committee on State Affairs to study free speech on college campuses.
The decision came two weeks after Texas...
In a critical move for the battle against prescription opioid abuse, Texas awarded the Center for Health Communication a $642,000 contract earlier this month to promote Texas’ Prescription Monitoring...
President Donald Trump declared a Public Health Emergency late last week to combat the opioid crisis, but critics say it will do little to abate the epidemic.
The declaration eases access to some addiction...
As academic institutions become more impatient to announce the next “discovery,” UT professors warn journalists against reporting on non-peer-reviewed or oversold research.
Earlier...
State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, held a town hall on campus Wednesday night where she answered student questions on voter participation and the state of U.S. politics.
University Democrats hosts...
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus announced Wednesday morning he would not be running for re-election in 2018.
"I believe that in a representative democracy, those who serve in public office should...
Austin’s first ever College Task Force will soon be finalized, giving students in the city a formal channel to voice their concerns regarding city issues.
City officials are still finalizing the...
In 23 years, Nick Flores has never seen his mother’s face. He can make out the general shape but has never looked into her eyes or seen her smile.
Perfect vision is 20-20 in both eyes, but Nick only...
High up on the tenth floor of 816 Congress Avenue, the street-level protest against U.S. Attorney general Jeff Sessions went unheard as he gave a speech on the president’s immigration agenda.
Sessions...
As Mayor Steve Adler started Thursday’s City Council meeting, two dozen protesters silently got up from their seats, took a knee and held up a banner that read “End Austin Police Brutality.”
The...
Citing anti-Israel bias, the Trump administration announced last week its decision to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at the end of 2018.
Art history...
UT faculty member Richard Burkhauser officially began work this month as a member of President Donald Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, CEA.
A representative from the Trump administration...
The City of Austin is now looking into ways to waive the requirement for students to have a co-signor for leases when using financial aid to pay for housing.
In a resolution passed last week by the...
The City of Austin is now accepting online public recommendations for the improvement of lighting in West Campus.
In May, a City Council resolution was passed that tasked the City Manager with conducting...
Academy award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey visited UT on Friday afternoon to speak to a crowded auditorium of almost 300 radio, television and film students about his career and his new movie, “White...
Columbus Day, coming up this Monday, was officially replaced by Indigenous People’s Day in Austin following a City Council vote Thursday morning.
Following a push from Equilibrio Norte, an Indigenous...
In the first step toward the possible removal of any city-owned Confederate monuments, the Austin City Council passed a resolution Thursday condemning the display of monuments and memorials to the...
The University is embarking on a year-long study to map the effects of gentrification throughout Austin.
Through an interlocal agreement with the city, three professors will develop an “equity...
A gunman opened fire on an outdoor country music concert in Las Vegas on Sunday evening, killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 500 others, according to Associated Press.
The attack,...
Thousands of people lined the streets of downtown Austin on Saturday night to celebrate the LGBTQ community after Hurricane Harvey forced Austin Pride to reschedule its annual Pride Parade a month ago.
For...
A new state law passed in the spring allows people to donate to rape kit testing when they receive or renew their ID with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The law, House Bill 1729, which was authored...
On Monday night, three GOP U.S. senators introduced a new version of the DREAM Act which provides a 15-year pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, individuals brought illegally to the U.S. as minors.
This...
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that sections of Senate Bill 4 can be implemented, overriding a lower court’s ruling that previously blocked the entire law.
The appeals court ruled...
Democratic Senate challenger Beto O’Rourke told UT students on Friday afternoon about growing up in the “greatest binational community in the world:” El Paso.
After several months...
Jay Dyer, legislative director to Gov. Greg Abbott, will soon be the University’s direct liaison to the state legislature.
Beginning Oct. 16, Dyer will serve as deputy to UT President Gregory...
Starting Oct. 16, Jay Dyer, former legislative director to Gov. Greg Abbott, will serve as deputy to UT President Gregory Fenves for government relations.
In his new position, Dyer will manage...
On Tuesday morning, Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus called for the removal of a “blatantly inaccurate” Confederate plaque located next to the Texas Capitol rotunda on Tuesday morning.
In...
U.S. District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber issued a nationwide order on Friday afternoon to block Attorney General Jeff Sessions from denying law enforcement grants to so-called “sanctuary cities.”
Leinenweber,...
President Donald Trump has appointed UT faculty member Richard Burkhauser to be a member of the administration’s Council of Economic Advisers.
The White House news release announcing the position...
President Donald Trump and Democratic Senate and House leaders sent out conflicting messages about the future of young, undocumented immigrants Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
The controversy...
Bulk trash collection and street sweeping services will be affected over the next few weeks while City of Austin cleanup crews help clear trash and debris in areas damaged by Hurricane Harvey.
The cities...
In a 5–4 decision Tuesday night, U.S. Supreme Court ruled to block two lower court rulings to redraw several Texas legislative districts while it considers an appeal from Attorney General Ken Paxton....
Lyft is now offering free nightly rides for students traveling from campus to nearby residential locations seven days a week from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Starting Monday night, Lyft began offering a...
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals announced Thursday it will hear arguments Sept. 22 on Senate Bill 4 following State Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to stay the temporary block of the...
Activists across Austin shared their personal stories Tuesday protesting President Donald Trump’s order to end the executive action known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
The University...
The White House decided to roll back the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy with a six-month delay, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday.
Current beneficiaries of the program,...
At 2 p.m., University Leadership Initiative held a press conference at the J.J. Pickle Federal building in downtown on President Donald Trump’s decision to roll back the Deferred Action for Childhood...
The White House has decided to roll back the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy with a six-month delay, according to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Current beneficiaries of the program...
Update (9/4):
University of Texas Police arrested a protester on charges of assault and bodily injury at 11:45 a.m. Friday after a Daily Texan reporter was hit, drawing blood and requiring stitches...
Texas House Rep. Tom Craddick’s texting-and-driving ban goes into effect statewide today after four failed attempts at passage.
The ban, known as House Bill 62, prohibits reading, writing or sending...
On Wednesday, the University filed to dismiss a lawsuit against President Gregory Fenves for his recent decision to remove four statues from campus, claiming the plaintiffs have no grounds to sue.
On...
Austin is in the process of allowing housing cooperatives to apply for city housing financial aid in an effort to expand housing options and reduce rent for members of co-ops.
In a resolution passed...
San Antonio federal court judge Orlando Garcia temporarily blocked Senate Bill 4, also known as the “sanctuary cities” ban.
The law, two days away from being implemented, has been subject...
Facing a wall of law enforcement officers, hundreds of protesters lined Koenig Lane as President Donald Trump’s motorcade drove past on its way to meet Gov. Greg Abbott for a briefing on damage from...
U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic challenger to Ted Cruz’s U.S. Senate seat, is pledging to work across the aisle to reduce the cost of higher education.
On Friday, O’Rourke...
Update:
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will be stopping in Austin this afternoon following a visit to Corpus Christi to see the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey.
President Trump’s...
In the midst of rain from Hurricane Harvey, thousands of students returned to campus to find that several new businesses opened on the Drag over the summer.
Poke Bowl and Look Poke, eateries specializing...
Steven Littlefield, a descendant of Major George Washington Littlefield, is suing UT-Austin president Gregory Fenves for taking down the four statues Littlefield donated to the University a century ago.
Filed...
Standing in the blistering Saturday morning heat, East Austin activist Richard Franklin challenged hundreds of protesters to combat all forms of white supremacy, even in individuals Americans normally...
As she sat inside her still-unopened pizza parlor, Lisa Hilo heard police sirens racing toward campus. Suddenly, the lively West Campus community she loved was silent from the fear and chaos of Monday’s...
Looking Forward:
Criner
Following a DNA backlog and other delays, the trial date for Meechaiel Khalil Criner has been pushed back to August at the earliest by Travis County Judge David Wahlberg....
The Moody College of Communication will establish the Center for Sports Communication and Media in the fall to catapult the University to the forefront of sports media research and studies.
The Texas...
The Student Government Assembly unanimously passed a resolution in memory of undergraduate studies freshman Harrison Brown Tuesday evening.
On Monday afternoon, an attacker killed Brown in an on-campus...
As a four-star admiral in the military, Chancellor William McRaven said Friday afternoon he was surprised to learn of widespread sexual assault within the Special Forces, a revelation which led to his...
An abandoned food stand has sat empty in front of the of the Harry Ransom Center for two years.
The University-owned stand was shut down by O’s Campus Cafe, the company that used to manage it,...
Students gathered on the steps of the UT Tower at noon Monday to protest the University’s contract with Nike, accusing the multinational footwear company of letting human rights abuses occur in their...
Chemists at UT are opening the door for medical advances after synthesizing a material that can drastically reduce the cost and time required for chemical testing.
The material called PCM-22 was announced...
The University’s McDonald Observatory in West Texas dedicated its $40 million telescope upgrade last week and is now performing an in-depth study of a mysterious force known as dark energy.
The...
The organization Students for Sensible Drug Policy sold $1 brownies and made jokes in honor of “4/20” Thursday to raise awareness for the University’s medical amnesty program for drug...
High-traffic bathrooms on campus could soon be stocked with menstrual hygiene products.
The Student Government Assembly introduced Joint Resolution 1, which supports placing products such as pads and...
A majority of the Student Government assembly was absent from at least one out of every five assembly meetings during the last session.
The Daily Texan obtained SG attendance records for the 110th session...
If carbon dioxide levels are not stabilized soon, almost 150 million people will be displaced by rising sea levels and forced to move inland by 2100, according to a geology expert.
Geology professor...
The 111th Student Government assembly and Micky Wolf, student body vice president, were sworn in at its inaugural meeting last night.
Student Body President Alejandrina Guzman missed the meeting as...
Crime rates in and around residence halls jumped by almost 50 percent last September, according to records of all UT Police Department calls in the last seven months.
According to records obtained by...
