Efforts to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 are being postponed after the minimum wage hike failed to be included in the COVID-19 relief package President Joe Biden signed on March 11.
According...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 12 issue of The Daily Texan.
COVID-19 has tested state officials’ leadership as the on-going public health crisis has killed nearly...
Texas legislators proposed bills to expand Medicaid and address the state’s health insurance disparities as more than 5 million Texans continue to weather the COVID-19 pandemic uninsured.
Approximately...
When Map Pesqueira lost his military scholarship in April 2019 due to former President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military, he thought he would be unable...
Hundreds lined up outside Gregory Gym on Monday after thousands of individuals who do not qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine made an appointment after a scheduling link was unofficially spread.
UT Health...
Austin may change it’s COVID-19 risk level next week as COVID-19 positivity and hospitalization rates gradually decrease in Travis County, Mayor Steve Adler said at a Tuesday night press conference.
“Dr....
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 23 print edition.
Despite this week’s higher temperatures, Austin is still reeling from the effects of last week’s...
University admissions will not require fall 2022 undergraduate applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores due to COVID-19 related testing limitations, according to a statement released on the Texas Admissions...
Elected officials were asked to help their constituents and provide resources to Texans after millions were left without power and water for days during last week’s severe winter storm.
While...
Editor's Note: This story was updated as information became available.
The University’s main campus is no longer under a boil water notice, according to the emergency messages page....
Editor’s Note: This story was updated regularly until Sunday, February 22. Information within this story may no longer be up to date.
Students in Kinsolving Residence Hall and the Honors...
Editor’s Note: This story was updated regularly until Sunday, February 22. Information within this story may no longer be up to date.
Students living off campus continue to face power and...
Residents evacuated Duren Residence Hall due to a fire alarm into below-freezing weather and about 6 inches of snow at 1:47 a.m. Tuesday.
Resident assistants directed students to shelter in Kinsolving...
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include power outages at UT-owned Gateway Apartments.
Students living off campus continue to face power outages and internet issues amid the winter...
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 9 print edition.
The UT Police Department launched the University Critical Incident Response Team on Jan. 11 with the hope...
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 9 print edition.
The University’s Proactive Community Testing program is expanding to include mobile sites located...
Some university students and staff are working to help develop solutions for long-standing social issues through a new civic engagement initiative, The Impact Factory.
The Impact Factory is an organization...
With more than 30 cannabis-related bills filed for the ongoing 87th Texas legislative session, legislators from both parties aim to change marijuana policy in Texas to reduce the consequences for low-level...
The start of Texas’ 87th legislative session on Jan. 12 marked the beginning of legislators’ redistricting process, when legislative and congressional boundaries will be redrawn.
The...
The UT Police Department will keep the red and blue lights on squad cars lit overnight to increase visibility in West Campus, according to a Saturday UTPD tweet.
Peter Scheets, UTPD assistant chief...
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is seeking applications from institutions for three different grants under the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund, a $175 million fund established...
The Pay It Forward scholarship for incoming Master of Business Administration students aims to help MBA students struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Developed by MBA graduate Gbenoba...
Electric scooter rental companies are no longer operating on campus for the fall semester due to decrease in demand for scooter rentals, said Blanca Gamez, associate director of UT Parking and Transportation...
Polling locations across the country have faced staffing shortages for the upcoming election as a result of COVID-19, prompting the recruitment of younger workers.
One group trying to reduce the shortage...
After registering for classes in the spring, three UT students decided to create UTexas Review, a website that condenses information about courses and professors to help students make informed decisions...
Interim President Jay Hartzell led incoming freshmen in a virtual Gone to Texas on Tuesday night to celebrate their arrival before the first day of class.
Gone to Texas, which used to allow freshmen...
Sure Walk is changing their operations this semester to reduce health risks.
Sure Walk, which provides free walks and rides from on-campus locations to home at night, resumed services Aug. 20...
Editor’s note: This story is part of The Daily Texan’s coverage of how coronavirus concerns are affecting UT-Austin. Read the rest of our coverage here.
Texas Global has suspended all...
The University announced Tuesday that undergraduate travel, including Maymesters and summer programs, would be suspended for all countries with Centers for Disease Control Warning Levels 1, 2 and 3, adding...
The Disability Advocacy Student Coalition discussed a history of unfair and inhumane treatment of disabled people that continued into the 1990s at the Disability History Night on Monday in the William...
Activist Alicia Weigel spoke about intersex awareness and said intersex children are subject to harmful procedures at the Diversity Dialogue on Wednesday. Students for Equity and Diversity hosted the event...
