The Texas House approved Senate Bill 1, which appropriates state funds for the next two years, on April 11. The bill would cut spending allocated towards UT’s salary and wages, which does not include...
The Texas Senate passed Republican state Sen. Phil King’s Senate Bill 326, which would set the definition of antisemitism in public schools and universities’ disciplinary proceedings.
SB 326 would...
The Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 37, a bill that could increase the state’s control over public Texas universities along party lines, after an hour-long floor debate between bill author Sen. Brandon...
“Thanks for verifying your student status! You can now claim two free months of ChatGPT Plus,” is what someone would see in their email if they clicked one of the many ads online, signed up for OpenAI’s...
Since he was announced as interim president in February, Jim Davis has participated in a series of public events, introducing himself to students and faculty and laying out his presidential agenda. Here’s...
Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 7 de abril por Isaiah Williams y fue traducido al español por Sara Solano Aguirre.
Los estudiantes de UT ya no necesitan cumplir con...
Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 6 de abril de 2025 por Isaiah Williams y fue traducido a español por Valentina Avendaño Figueroa.
El presidente Donald Trump anunció el viernes una...
UT students no longer need to fulfill the flag requirements to graduate, according to emails sent to students and faculty from the Office of the Vice President and Provost on Monday, the first day...
The United States House of Representatives passed a measure increasing restrictions on foreign contributions to universities on March 27. UT may face more scrutiny over its foreign gifts and contracts,...
President Donald Trump announced a 75 day extension Friday that further delays the enforcement of a law requiring TikTok to divest from its Chinese-parent company, ByteDance, or face a nationwide...
Gov. Greg Abbott spoke at the Law School in front of members of UT’s chapter of the Federalist Society on Thursday in an event that was closed to the public and non-members of the organization
According...
Nota del Editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 1 de Abril por Isaiah Williams y fue traducido al Español por Avilenne Perez-Benitez.
El Senado de Texas aprobó el 25 de marzo un...
The Texas Senate approved a $336 billion state budget for the 2026-27 fiscal years on March 25, including almost $900 million allocated to UT over the two years that marks an approximately $32.5 million...
Senior Ashley Smith never gave much thought to the flags she needed to graduate. Majoring in Plan II, international relations and global studies, Smith said her coursework mostly aligned with the University...
President Donald Trump announced actions limiting the scope of the Department of Education late last week. The department houses multiple UT-related programs that could be affected. Here’s what you need...
The University will no longer be permitted to host or fund drag shows on campus, the UT System Board of Regents announced in a statement Tuesday.
“All activities at UT institutions are expected to...
Chemistry sophomore Zahra Mahmood wanted to work for the National Institutes of Health and began looking into potential job opportunities at the institutes over winter break. Aside from the possible prestige...
Editor’s note: Executive candidate JD Romero, who published under the name Juan Rodriguez, and Justin Doud, an associate justice for the Student Government Supreme Court during the proceedings, both...
Members of the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Higher Education questioned a UT Systems representative Tuesday over student affordability and the system’s removal of diversity, equity and...
Nota del Editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 4 de marzo por Catherine Li y Isaiah Williams y fue traducido al Español por Avilenne Perez-Benitez.
Desde el catorce de enero, la...
This story was part of a series of articles published in the March 4 edition of The Daily Texan.
Jan. 14: First day of the legislative regular session
This marks the formal start to the legislative...
Since Jan. 14, the Texas Legislature has organized the 89th Legislative Session to pass bills and discuss policy areas impacting the lives of every Texas resident, including UT students.
The Texas...
Editor's note: This story was part of a series of articles published in the March 4 edition of The Daily Texan.
A little under a mile away from UT’s campus, the 89th Texas Legislative Session has...
Editor's note: This story was part of a series of articles published in the March 4 edition of The Daily Texan.
A handful of key figures are positioned to steer the state’s higher education policies...
Editor's note: This story was part of a series of articles published in the March 4 edition of The Daily Texan.
As the 89th Texas Legislative Session reaches the 45-day mark on Feb. 28, lawmakers have...
Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 24 de febrero de 2025 por Isaiah Williams y Diego Hernandez y fue traducido al español por Daniela Oseguera.
Más de 6,600 estudiantes...
UT’s over 6,600 international students could face changes in the visa process after President Donald Trump sent out an executive order to review the programs on Jan. 20.
The Trump administration...
Nota del editor: Esta artículo fue originalmente publicada el 20 de febrero por Isaiah Williams y traducida al español por Sofia Estrada Ferrufino.
La Oficina de Derechos Civiles del Departamento...
Nota de editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 19 de febrero del 2025 por Isaiah Williams y fue traducido al español por Maria Gomez.
La Junta de Regentes del Sistema de UT nombró...
When people call the Texas legislative offices about anything from general questions to complaints about state laws, there is a strong chance a University student intern will answer the phone.
Since...
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights notified schools in a Feb. 14 letter that they have 14 days to discontinue any consideration of race in their admissions or scholarship decisions...
The UT System Board of Regents named Jim Davis, the University’s current senior vice president and chief operating officer, interim president of UT effective immediately on Wednesday.
The board’s...
Editor's note: Professors quoted in the article are speaking as individuals and not on behalf of the University.
UT medical researchers have found the future of their research uncertain after new...
Around 200 people gathered at the Texas Capitol on Sunday to protest President Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle Palestinians in Gaza following the ceasefire deal struck between Israel and Hamas on...
The Austin City Council appointed District 9 Council Member Zohaib Qadri, who represents UT and West Campus, to the Capital Metro Board of Directors on Wednesday.
Qadri, who serves as vice chair of...
Short-term rental costs near the UT campus could rise as the Austin City Council took its first step on Feb. 4 toward implementing stricter regulations on renting platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo.
The...
Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 8 de febrero por Daniela Capistran e Isaiah Williams y fue traducido al español por Maryella Diaz.
Alrededor de 300 estudiantes y...
Around 300 students and community members marched from Littlefield Fountain to the Texas Capitol on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and the actions of U.S. Immigration...
Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 3 de febrero del 2025 por Isaiah Williams y fue traducido al español por Iñaki Zamarripa.
Los apartamentos en West Campus pueden...
Nota del Editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 05 de febrero de 2025 por Isaiah Williams y Diego Hernandez y fue traducido al español por Citlali Martinez Hernandez.
Cientos de...
Hundreds gathered on Wednesday in a nationally coordinated protest at the Texas Capitol, marching down Congress Avenue to oppose executive orders from the Trump administration and the Texas Legislature’s...
West Campus apartments may be taller and more affordable after the Austin City Council initiated a series of zoning amendments in their Thursday meeting.
The council passed items that direct the...
Gov. Greg Abbott laid out his legislative priorities in his biennial State of the State address at the Arnold Oil Company on Sunday to members of the Texas House and Senate.
While the Texas Legislature...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday promising “forceful and unprecedented steps” to investigate international students who participated in on-campus pro-Palestine protests last...
President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 ordered a delay in the enforcement of a law requiring TikTok to divest from its Chinese-parent company or face a nationwide ban.
The executive order instructs the U.S....
Gov. Greg Abbott swore in UT alumnus Jimmy Blacklock as chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court on Jan. 7.
The Supreme Court of Texas is the state’s highest authority on civil and constitutional...
Former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan appointed the director of UT’s Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life to the Texas Ethics Commission on Dec. 31.
According to the Texas Ethics Commission,...
Key provisions of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, which gives consumers more control over how their data is collected and requires businesses to honor data opt-out requests, went into effect on...
UT alumna Maggie Ellis, a former foster mother and child welfare advocate, made history as the first openly queer justice elected to the 3rd Texas Court of Appeals.
Ellis was elected on Nov. 5 as...
The Texas Supreme Court removed its hold on Robert Roberson’s execution, preventing state legislators’ attempts to stall the execution and clearing the way for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice...
Kay Bailey Hutchison, former U.S. senator from Texas and NATO ambassador, spoke about the new presidential administration’s potential priorities in a discussion on Monday at the LBJ School of Public...
The U.S. Department of Education awarded two grants totaling over $50 million to UT’s School of Education Institute for Public School Initiatives to support college and career readiness for more than...
The testimony of the first person sentenced to death on a “shaken baby syndrome” conviction to a state House committee was halted Oct. 21 by the Texas attorney general.
Robert Roberson was convicted...
Leaders from the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department hosted a public forum on Tuesday to discuss a design initiative for Congress Avenue aimed at revitalizing the area south of the Texas...
The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off its new term on Monday, Oct. 7, with Texas playing a central role in several high-profile cases.
One such case, Garland v. VanDerStok, centers on a Fort Worth judge’s...
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, and the federal government began their trial on Sept. 16 after the company sued against a law that would force TikTok to sell its American operations or face a nationwide...
