All content by Olivia Dilley
![West Campus on Jan. 26, 2023.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1-26-23_UNO_AlexLuevano-1200x800.jpg)
City Council passes resolution, amends University Neighborhood Overlay
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• April 18, 2024
![A pedestrian walks by a rack of lime scooters on San Jacinto Boulevard in Austin, Texas on April 10, 2024.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4-10-24_NoEbikes_DanielGuel_02-1200x800.jpg)
Austin rolls out new regulations, limits on e-scooters in city
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• April 12, 2024
![Austin appellate court blocks state from investigating families that provided gender-affirming care to children](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4-8-24_AppealsCourtBlock_ElizabethAguilar-Garcia-1200x1200.jpeg)
Austin appellate court blocks state from investigating families that provided gender-affirming care to children
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• April 8, 2024
![UT community upset after DCCE closure, staff layoffs](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/071023_dcce-bye_LorianneWillett-1200x800.jpeg)
UT community upset after DCCE closure, staff layoffs
Naina Srivastava and Olivia Dilley
• April 3, 2024
![The University of Texas tower on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. The tower was lit up orange for the Womens Indoor Track and Field Big 12 Championship win.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-26-24_who-lights-the-tower_Kennedy-Weatherby-1200x800.jpg)
University to close Division of Campus and Community Engagement
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• April 2, 2024
![A biker rides along the bike lane on 31st street on March 7, 2024. The same lane is proposed to be torn down.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3-8-24_BikeLaneLoss_ChampersFu-1200x802.jpg)
City to remove bike lane connector for Shoal Creek Trail
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• March 27, 2024
![Journalism doctoral candidate dies in car accident](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3-27-24_StudentDeath_Courtesy-1200x1200.jpg)
Journalism doctoral candidate dies in car accident
Olivia Dilley and Maryam Ahmed
• March 27, 2024
![As Austin Energy bills increase, students struggle to keep up](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3-7-24_AustinUtilities_AlexaZimmerman.jpeg)
As Austin Energy bills increase, students struggle to keep up
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• March 8, 2024
![UT Campus the day of the freeze on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-3-22_PowerGrid_JonathanSherchand-1200x800.jpg)
Congressman introduces bill that would connect Texas’ electrical grid to the rest of the US
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• March 1, 2024
![Students worry about timeliness and consistency of UTPD incident alert system](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-22-24_WampusAlert_AngelaJohn.png)
Students worry about timeliness and consistency of UTPD incident alert system
Olivia Dilley and Angela Santos
• February 23, 2024
![Esperanza Community in Austin, Texas on Thursday Feb. 22, 2024.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-22-24_EsperanzaCommunitity_DanielGuel_05-1200x800.jpg)
TxDOT purchases land that could double capacity of Esperanza Community shelter for the unhoused community
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• February 23, 2024
![The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house is pictured on Feb. 15, 2024.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-15-24_RHO-Lawsuit_ChampersFu-1200x802.jpg)
Former student sues Texas Rho chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon for physical damages
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• February 20, 2024
![21st Street co-op on February 14th, 2024.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-14-24_affordablehousinglosses_CocoBecker-1200x860.jpg)
Co-op housing rates to increase around $100 per month amid financial struggles
Olivia Dilley, Senior Reporter
• February 15, 2024
![Austin City Council approves code to expand bike parking spaces](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-12-24_bike-parking_Breyona-Mitchell-1200x1200.png)
Austin City Council approves code to expand bike parking spaces
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• February 13, 2024
![West Campus rent rates surge amid decrease in Austin-area rent prices](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-8-24_Renting_KirtiMoteka-1-1200x694.jpg)
West Campus rent rates surge amid decrease in Austin-area rent prices
Olivia Dilley and Ren Leija
• February 9, 2024
![Riders wait for the bus at UT Austins West Mall station on Guadalupe street on Jan. 30, 2024.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1-30-24_CapMetro_ManooSirivelu-1200x718.jpg)
Unarmed security guards will soon be stationed at some CapMetro bus stops
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• January 31, 2024
![Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas, speaks at a ReThink 35 press conference outside TxDOTs headquarters on Jan. 29, 2024.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/01-29-24_rethink-35_Naina-Srivastava-1200x800.jpeg)
Rethink35 sues TxDOT over I-35 expansion plans
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• January 30, 2024
![Artists, students hope to restart 23rd Street Artists Market after years of safety, construction risks](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1-25-24_WampusArtMarket_EmmaGeorge-1200x900.png)
Artists, students hope to restart 23rd Street Artists Market after years of safety, construction risks
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• January 26, 2024
![Trash outside a location on Dirty Sixth Street on Jan. 22.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1-22-24_dirty-6th_Mackenzie-Coleman-1200x801.jpg)
Dallas-based realty company plans to revitalize iconic Sixth Street
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• January 22, 2024
![West Campus Ambassadors Jason Turner and Israel Cesar Campbell walk down Guadalupe Street on August 24, 2023.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1-15-24_wampus-ambassadors_Lorianne-Willett-1200x800.jpeg)
West Campus Ambassadors program removes 6,000 pounds of trash from neighborhood, helps students get home safe
Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter
• January 15, 2024
![Recent polls suggest growing gap between Democrats, Republicans](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11-29-23_texas-pp_Kirti-Moteka-1200x759.jpeg)
Recent polls suggest growing gap between Democrats, Republicans
Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter
• November 29, 2023
![UT receives archive of prominent Nicaraguan writer, activist Gioconda Belli](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11-13-23_belli-archive_Leah-Gordon-1200x811.jpg)
UT receives archive of prominent Nicaraguan writer, activist Gioconda Belli
Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter
• November 13, 2023
![UT professor makes geological discovery, unlocks answers to questions about earth’s inner core](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-30-23_magnetic_Emma-George-1200x1200.png)
UT professor makes geological discovery, unlocks answers to questions about earth’s inner core
Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter
• October 31, 2023
![What you need to know about the Nov. 7 Texas election](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-18-23_voting_Carly-Ramos--1200x1200.png)
What you need to know about the Nov. 7 Texas election
Olivia Dilley, General Reporter
• October 19, 2023
![Stark Center exhibit features 100-year-old lithographs of historical strength feats](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/101523_Stark_EvaAsfahani-1200x800.jpg)
Stark Center exhibit features 100-year-old lithographs of historical strength feats
Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter
• October 15, 2023
![The stadium lights at DKR on September 25th, 2023. The lights have caused concerns from nearby residents as the stadium practices its new light show.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/09-26-23_StadiumLights_EvaAsfahani-12-1200x800.jpg)
Nearby dorm residents disrupted by new LED lights at football stadium
Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter
• October 3, 2023
![Attendees at the first public opening of Pecan Springs Karst Preserve observe wildlife in the spring on Sept. 23, 2023. The 1,200-acre preserve, which is home to a multitude of endangered species and aims to protect their habitats, opened to the public for National Public Lands Day.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-25-23_pecan-springs_olivia-dilley-1200x800.jpg)
Nature preserve outside of Austin conserves biodiversity
Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter
• September 26, 2023