Morgan is a journalism senior from League City, Texas and is currently Managing Editor. Starting at The Texan in fall 2021 she's previously held the following positions: Associate Managing Editor, News Editor, News Desk Editor, City and Politics Senior News Reporter, General Photographer and Issue Designer. In her free time, Morgan is probably at a coffee shop or spin class.
When Jared Mumm, a professor at Texas A&M University at Commerce, had a sneaking suspicion some of his students used ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, to write their final essays, he asked...
Over 100 Starbucks stores across the nation, including the 45th Street and North Lamar Boulevard location, held protests Nov. 17 over stalled union contract negotiations, employees said.
In June,...
Radio-telivision-film junior Jazzy Anne poses on her bed in front of her camera in her West Campus apartment. Anne has a YouTube channel with 1.59 million subscribers.
Customers take their order from the window of JP’s Pancakes, a food truck in West Campus, on October 25. The business became a quick success but the currently facing difficulties due to labor shortages.
When Jester West resident Joel Gomez tested positive for COVID-19 last week, he had a difficult decision to make — isolate back at home and risk getting his grandma sick, or isolate in his dorm and risk...
The Texas Union is home to the new Alienware esports gaming lounge, which is currently in a soft opening stage after its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday.
Alienware, the gaming line of Dell Technologies,...
Starting this semester, Services for Students with Disabilities is changing its name to Disability & Access to better reflect the scope of its work and represent those who do not identify with the...
The Office of the Dean of Students announced it is indefinitely postponing applications for the Senate of College Councils while it reviews the student organization’s governing documents to ensure they...
Employees at three Austin Via 313 locations, including one in North Campus, announced Thursday that they filed to unionize for better wages and to improve working conditions in Austin’s service industry...
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the August 2, 2022 flipbook.
At just 21 years old, government senior Phil Brual will have his name printed on Austin’s mayoral ballot this November.
Brual...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the July 26, 2022 flip book.
Student Government President Leland Murphy removed the co-director of SG’s Longhorn Entrepreneurship Agency on July 19...
In a special meeting last Thursday, Austin City Council unanimously passed items supporting access to reproductive healthcare, as well as an act to decriminalize abortion in the city — an effort that...
Despite an impending trigger law that will criminalize abortions in most cases in Texas, a majority of the state’s voters oppose a total ban on the procedure, according to the latest poll conducted by...
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the July 19, 2022 flip book.
While Planned Parenthood clinics are now unable to provide abortions, their ability to provide other reproductive healthcare...
UT researchers found oil and gas production activities are the likely cause of increased earthquakes in West Texas and New Mexico, according to a recent study.
The Delaware Basin, stretching through...
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the July 12, 2022 flipbook.
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Aria Kaylin Tolbert said losing her bodily autonomy has weighed heavily...
This article first appeared in the July 12, 2022 flipbook.
When deciding where to apply for college, high school senior Sarah Warren said she considered applying to UT, but concerns for autonomy over...
When deciding where to apply for college, high school senior Sarah Warren said she considered applying to UT, but concerns for autonomy over her body in Texas made her decide against it.
“I was...
CapMetro’s new courtesy stop program allows riders to be dropped off in between stops closer after 9 p.m. in an effort to help riders feel more comfortable taking the bus at night.
The program, which...
City employees could have their pay increased to $22 an hour in the fall following a unanimous decision by the Austin City Council to raise the minimum wage for city employees on June 16.
The resolution,...
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, José Garza, Travis County district attorney, said in a press conference Monday that his office will “not criminalize personal healthcare...
Editor's note: two paragraphs were removed from this story due to an inaccuracy. The Texan regrets this error.
Going out to eat with friends is not a decision Maria said she gets to make anymore —...
Austin City Council approved a resolution Thursday that directs the city manager to “explore every option” to reduce or prohibit the sale of AR-15s and other semi-automatic rifles to individuals under...
The Austin City Council authorized an $82,500 initiative with UT on June 9 to launch 11 online classes for small business owners.
The agreement allows the city to offer the courses for 36 months....
A West Campus Starbucks became the second store in the state and city to officially unionize with a vote of 10-2 on Friday — exactly one week after another Austin store won its union election.
“(I’m)...
If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, a state trigger law will criminalize almost all abortions in Texas 30 days after the decision — but Austin City Council member Chito Vela proposed an...
Like many 12-year-olds, Deep Hayer loves to play tic-tac-toe with his mom, basketball with his dad and Monopoly on family game night. He loves cruising around his neighborhood on his skateboard and listening...
LGBTQ+ bars on Fourth Street face potential demolition in 2023 for the construction of a 400-unit apartment building. Austin’s Historic Landmark Commission Architectural Review Committee must decide...
Starbucks employees at the West 24th and Nueces Street location in West Campus plan to protest outside of the store this Saturday at 4 p.m. following a shift in their treatment by management after they...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 26, 2022 flipbook.
Students and community members celebrated Earth Day this year by participating in Rowing Dock’s first annual Earth Day Clean...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 22, 2022 flipbook.
Tesla’s new Gigafactory in eastern Travis County could provide UT students and community members with nearly 10,000 jobs,...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 19, 2022 flipbook.
Sitting in the breakroom at his internship for the U.S. House of Representatives, Jeremiah Baldwin said he felt emotional as...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 15, 2022 flipbook.
UT is finalizing an agreement with the city of Austin to review water operations after February marked the city’s third boil...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 12, 2022 flipbook.
A visit to Pease Park looks a little different this month — the park’s trees display a vibrant shade of electric blue on...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 1, 2022 flipbook.
Before going to a job interview, Greg Phea pats his Afro down with water to make it appear smaller. He said he does this to...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 25, 2022 flipbook.
Starbucks employees announced their intent to unionize their 24th street store on March 7, becoming the first store in Austin...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 11, 2022 flipbook.
After her dad was diagnosed with the brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme, education sophomore Katherine Snedeker created the...
The Tower lit burnt orange Tuesday night to celebrate Jaskaran Singh’s victory in the “Jeopardy!” National College Championship, after he represented the University and took home the grand prize...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the Feb. 21, 2022 flipbook.
Students living in Jester West and Dobie Twenty21 University housing say they’ve spent months living with hot temperatures...
After auditioning for “Jeopardy!” at roughly 14 years old, Jaskaran Singh represented UT in the “Jeopardy!” National College Championship on Friday and won $19,900 in the quarterfinal round. Singh...
