This paper, like the journalism industry as a whole, has kind of screwed me over. But I kept coming back. And it wasn't because of the great pay or work-life balance. It was because of the people I got...
The Daily Texan’s editorial board and Diversity & Inclusion Board stand in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement, with Black journalists across the nation and with our Black Texan staffers....
It’s difficult for college students to navigate receiving health care, and it’s even more difficult for some students depending on their identity.
I’m Lauren Girgis, this semester’s...
From December to March, Central Texas’ juniper trees spread pollen, causing Austin’s residents to experience allergic reactions.
“We call it cedar fever because you can feel...
Students are finding that many of their favorite restaurants have shut their doors after a series of business closures over the break.
Earlier this month, the owners of Thai, How Are You? announced...
An engineering company led by a former Univeristy of Texas System regent was charged last month with evading federal election laws by making donations in the company’s employees’ names to election...
Students have formed a coalition to demand transparency and accountability from the University regarding professors guilty of sexual misconduct.
Students planned the third Sit-In for Student Safety...
The Austin Police Department announced it will issue search warrants for any drivers who refuse to comply with alcohol detection tests to prevent drunk driving and encourage residents to arrange a ride...
Students have formed a coalition to demand transparency and accountability from the University regarding professors guilty of sexual misconduct.
Students planned the third Sit-In for Student Safety...
UT is working toward making campus safer and easier to navigate by adding call boxes and cameras to maps on campus and increasing wayfinding signage.
The University requested a security audit from the...
In 2017, Austin had the most hate crimes in Texas. However, Austin is now behind cities of the same size in terms of hate crimes despite a small increase in such incidents in 2018, according to the FBI...
The mother of Harrison Brown, a student who was fatally stabbed in 2017, has reached a settlement in a lawsuit against Kendrex White and his family.
Harrison was stabbed two and a half years ago...
Unwarranted fire alarms occur on campus a couple of times per month at UT and disrupt students from working, sleeping and studying, according to UT Fire Prevention Services.
According to UT public...
The City of Austin will investigate an anonymous complaint that a former Austin Police Department assistant chief used racial slurs over the past decade.
The complaint, filed on Oct. 30, said...
The Austin Police Department renovated rooms for interviews involving sexual assault cases with the help of a nonprofit so survivors can share their stories in a more comfortable setting.
The...
UT’s MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston endangered the health of patients through widespread mistakes and failures across the entire hospital, according to a federal report released last month.
The...
The UT Police Department arrested a man Thursday for making terroristic threats against the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, according to a campuswide email UTPD sent Thursday night.
The Austin Police...
To keep trick-or-treaters safe, the Austin Police Department conducted a No-Refusal Initiative on Halloween night and made more DWI arrests on the holiday than last year.
APD detective Mike Jennings...
Austin’s office of the city auditor is asking citizens to fill out a survey that evaluates the Austin Police Department’s engagement with the community.
The city hired Matrix Consulting...
A new Austin Police Department unit created last month is hitting the streets of Riverside to reduce crime in the neighborhood through large-scale projects.
RISE, which stands for Region...
The Austin Transportation Department partnered with two UT-based research centers to analyze data from traffic cameras to identify pedestrian safety concerns.
The partnership with UT’s Advanced...
The 2018 Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act review recently recommended that UT form a committee to develop goals on how to assess alcohol and drug use on campus.
This year’s review, which...
According to a recent Federal Bureau of Investigation crime data report, violent and property crime across the U.S. decreased from 2017 to 2018. While violent crime in Austin matches the national trend,...
Among the large crowds and chaos during football games in the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, UT Police Department says students and fans can take precautions to avoid theft of their personal...
The Austin Police Department is informing citizens on how to stay safe at the Austin City Limits music festival and combat theft.
After the first weekend of the festival, 43 phones were reported...
Reported incidents of dating violence and domestic violence at UT decreased for the second year in a row, according to the most recent Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.
According to the report,...
The Austin Police Department has reported about 27 fewer automobile thefts in West Campus from January to September compared to the same period in 2018, according to the APD
Crime Viewer.
West Campus,...
Gov. Greg Abbott addressed a letter to Mayor Steve Adler and the Austin City Council on Wednesday demanding the city improve the issue of homelessness, or the state would take action.
City...
The Austin Police Department responded to a bank robbery at 1904 Guadalupe St., according to a campuswide text sent at 10:44 a.m.
The first alert said the suspect was on foot traveling southbound...
UT senior vice president Darrell Bazzell asked Mayor Steve Adler and the Austin City Council to prohibit homeless individuals from camping along the perimeter of the University and West Campus in a letter...
Following a state law expanding the medical conditions qualifying for medical cannabis, the Texas Department of Public Safety will begin accepting applications for medical cannabis dispensaries in...
A man who said he would “shoot all the rich kids at UT” has been charged with making terroristic threats, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Dakota Blakely reportedly became...
Update 5:43:
At 5:24 p.m., UTPD said in a tweet that the suspect is no longer believed to be in the immediate area, and APD is still investigating.
The Austin Police Department responded to...
The Austin Transportation Department utilizes a data-informed planning tool to identify areas in Austin that have a relatively high number of serious traffic injuries and fatal crashes.
These...
A UT alumna filed a class action lawsuit against two employees of the Travis County District Attorney’s office last week, claiming a district attorney and her assistant lied to the public about her sexual...
Thirty officer positions will be added to the Austin Police Department, following City Council’s approval of the city budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year Tuesday.
APD Chief of Staff Troy...
With the University located in downtown Austin, safety concerns are common among UT faculty and staff. The UT Police Department, the Victim Advocate Network and UT Staff Council work together to combat...
Drivers with communication disorders have the option to indicate their disorder on their vehicle registration under a new Texas law.
Senate Bill 976, also called the Samuel Allen Law, passed...
Student organization People for PMA discussed their grassroots effort to rename Robert Lee Moore Hall to the Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy building during a town hall Tuesday evening.
Robert...
Following Austin City Council’s approval last month, Austin Police Department’s forensic department is receiving new equipment to better detect fingerprints from surfaces such as flexible pastics,...
The number of 311 calls concerning homeless people between June and August more than quadrupled since last year, Austin 311 reported.
At last week’s homelessness forum, Mayor Steve Adler cited...
The number of traffic fatalities in Austin this year is already higher than it was at this time last year, but Vision Zero hopes to turn that around.
The official City of Austin website states...
The Austin Police Department announced Aug. 27 that the department will expand their mental health training for all police officers to include 40 additional hours of crisis
intervention training.
All...
Facebook is introducing a new tool to alert users about unsafe situations in their area, and Austin-Travis County EMS was one of the first government agencies to beta test it.
The new tool allows ATCEMS...
The Austin Police Department is partnering with local businesses to protect LGBTQ victims of hate crimes and harassment in public.
A new initiative, called Safe Place, launched just before...
Students who drive to class are familiar with the permits, citations and frustrations that come with parking on campus.
UT parking and Transportation Services manages nearly 16,000 parking spaces...
For students walking between their dorms or apartments to classes, the Austin heat can be unbearable. However, there are measures that can be taken to protect against heat-related
illness while on campus.
According...
University Housing and Dining is rolling out operational changes this semester that give dining hall-goers more options than they had in previous years.
Rene Rodriguez, UHD director of dining, said...
Friends and family of Nicky Cumberland, who died last fall from injuries sustained in a car accident on the way home from a Texas Cowboys retreat, gathered Sunday at the Morris Williams Golf Course for...
Capital Metro is taking a step into the future with the purchase of electric buses that will hit the road within the next year.
The company plans to have a 100% electric bus system, but does...
Conservative political commentator Steven Crowder held a special edition of his popular segment “Change My Mind” in front of Gregory Gym on Monday.
The segment, which has turned into a meme...
Despite early momentum and bipartisan support, two bills to eliminate red light cameras have seen a slowdown this week after being left pending in committee.
Companion bills House Bill 1631 by...
A weekend UT masters program in the Dallas-Fort Worth area is moving to Uptown Dallas from the UT Southwestern Medical Center this fall.
The Texas MBA at Dallas/Fort Worth program allows full-time professionals...
Private dorm Dobie Twenty21 will finish renovations that started in July 2015 by this summer, using 2018 resident feedback to update and modernize living spaces and amenities.
Dobie Executive...
For students taking associate government professor H.W. Perry’s Civil Liberties class, there is a trigger warning waiting for them in the syllabus: Perry “may use the ‘n word’ or...
The Computer Science and Arts and Entertainment Technologies departments have partnered to launch the Game Development and Design program in order to provide undergraduates with the resources they need...
People across the political spectrum agree that some aspects of Donald Trump’s presidency are unconventional, but his simple speech style isn’t, according to a study conducted by UT psychology...
The Blanton Museum of Art has received a gift of $20 million from the Moody Foundation to transform their grounds, as well as over 100 works of art from the Spanish and Portuguese Americas.
The...
Brexit and the election of President Donald Trump are evidence of the recent resurgence of nationalism, said Terry Flew, creative industries and communication professor, at a talk Thursday.
Flew is...
