Following testimony from UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa and President William Powers Jr. on Wednesday, state legislators said they would be ready to make a recommendation on Regent Wallace Hall’s...
It’s a weird thing that goes on in this basement. Five nights a week. Under harsh florescent lighting. With a vocabulary of words like “pagint,” “RIM” and “maestro”....
Prosecutors from the Travis County District Attorney’s office may be pursuing a life sentence against public affairs graduate student Gene Vela, who is being charged with aggravated assault against...
A U.S. district judge determined parts of the state’s most recent abortion restriction bill unconstitutional Monday.
U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel partially granted a preliminary injunction...
On Friday, UT filed it’s most recent legal brief in the Fisher v. University of Texas case.
The case was filed in 2008 by Abigail Fisher, a denied UT applicant, who claimed that the University’s...
Below are 13 locations of water bottle filler stations on campus. The installation project, which has taken existing water fountains and added on a section to accommodate water bottles, was initiated by...
A record number of women enrolled in the Cockrell School of Engineering for the fall 2013 semester.
Women make up 29 percent of the school’s freshman class this semester, a first. Additionally,...
UTPD officials found no bleach in their investigation of the West Campus balloon attack that occurred on Aug. 22, according to a statement released by UTPD.
The balloon allegedly thrown from a...
Eduardo Belalcazar, an international relations and global studies junior, is the latest victim to speak out against balloon attacks in West Campus.
On Saturday around midnight, Belalcazar, who...
With classes beginning Wednesday, the UT campus will continue to mourn the death of former University President William Livingston.
Livingston died Aug. 15 at the age of 93. He began his career...
Backup quarterback Connor Brewer was arrested early Saturday morning for public intoxication.
Sgt. Robert Weyand confirmed Sunday that UTPD arrested a Texas football player for public intoxication....
Texas represented well against high-profile Olympians at the AT&T Winter National Championships at the Texas Swim Center this weekend.
Hosting the event, the Longhorns claimed the Men's...
Texas represented well against high-profile Olympians at the AT&T Winter National Championships at the Texas Swim Center this weekend.
Hosting the event, the Longhorns claimed the Men's...
Texas represented well against high-profile Olympians at the AT&T Winter National Championships at the Texas Swim Center this weekend.
Hosting the event, the Longhorns claimed the Men's...
If you have never been to a high-profile swimming competition, today is your day as past medalists and Olympic hopefuls pack the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center for the 2012 USA AT&T Winter...
On Saturday, the Texas men’s diving team wrapped up a successful competition in Houston at the Phill Hansel Invitational. Texas redshirt sophomore Will Chandler registered two consecutive top-five...
The UT men’s diving team will head to Houston on Thursday for the Phill Hansel Invitational. Events for this meet will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Thursday events will include men’s...
The Longhorns went head to head against Indiana and Michigan at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center this weekend with mixed results.
On Friday the Longhorns repeated their 2011 performance in the...
The Longhorns return to the Texas Swim Center this weekend to host their first seasonal meet at home. The men’s team returns from Mansfield, Texas, where they emerged triumphant from the four-team...
Texas put away their 50-point lead at the Mansfield Invitational this Saturday by taking five out of eight events, winning the swim meet with 857.5 points.
“As a kickoff to what we hope will be...
Texas put away their 50-point lead at the Mansfield Invitational this Saturday by taking five out of eight events, winning the swim meet with 857.5 points.
“As a kickoff to what we hope will be...
This weekend the Longhorns launch their 2012-2013 season, charting a route toward the ultimate destination of an NCAA Championship.
The annual Southwest Collegiate Plunge will open the regular season...
Texas hosted its annual intrasquad meet Friday afternoon pitting Orange against White at the Texas Swimming Center where the White team claimed a 156-127 victory.
Although Orange took the lead at first...
After yesterday’s loss to BYU, the Longhorns will meet Utah on the soccer field Saturday for the first time in the history of both programs.
Saturday’s game will be Texas’ third away...
A recent hit-and-run accident near the UT campus has led to greater concern about cyclist safety in Austin.
Evan Baird, 22, was traveling home by bike from work south on Guadalupe Street at 38th Street...
The Austin Police Department has enlisted the help of the UT Police Department to stop a string of West Campus burglaries hoping to gain crime tips from students who read Campus Watch announcements.
APD...
Students and University officials have reacted to the recent death of a UT student by urging that students display greater alcohol safety.
In the early morning hours of April 20, 22-year-old Andy Wang,...
The Seton Healthcare Family, which operates 15 hospitals and clinics in Texas including University Medical Center Brackenridge, plans to spend $250 million on a new hospital that will include Austin’s...
A Capital Metro bus ran over and a student over the weekend near University Estates apartments.
The accident happened at the 1300 block of Crossing Place at approximately 2 a.m. Friday, Austin Police...
In response to community outcry, the officer involved in a fatal shooting of a dog in East Austin has been reassigned and an internal investigation has been opened, said Austin Police Department representative...
Information stolen from some students’ credit and debit cards has been used at the same online stores, leading to privacy and safety concerns on campus. Law enforcement officials urge students to...
A woman was mugged on campus early Saturday morning, according to UT Police Department officials and an incident alert emailed to students Saturday night.
UTPD Detective Michael Riojas said the incident...
The court hearing for the man accused of injuring Kylie Doniak, communications senior and UT soccer player, was postponed for May 1 by Judge Clifford Brown on Wednesday.
The hearing was postponed in order...
While some students may take for granted everyday items like deodorant and food, freshmen in a seminar course are asking for donations today with hopes of providing basic necessities to human trafficking...
A court hearing will be held on Thursday for the man operating the vehicle that collided with and injured Kylie Doniak, UT student and soccer player.
Nicholas Colunga allegedly ran a red light, colliding...
Operational secrets have enabled the Austin Police Department to make massive narcotics seizures, including three over the past month that were among the largest in the department’s history, said...
A recent report from the Office of the Medical Examiner revealed more information about the suicide of James Loren Brown who is a suspect in several assaults as well as the Jan. 1 murder of Esme Barrera.
Brown...
A UT nursing senior from Austin was killed last weekend in a boating accident.
Quynh Pham, 21, was riding on a pontoon boat with members of her family, when she fell from the front at about 5:30 p.m....
Austin Police Department officers responded to a 9-1-1 call Sunday reporting a deceased person in a parking garage near the Dobie Center.
The call was placed at 4:10 p.m. on Sunday reporting a dead body...
The Austin Police Department recorded an increase in DWIs issued in the West Campus area during Roundup last weekend, and the overall number of police reports filed went down slightly.
APD officers addressed...
A development in the federal investigation that shut down eight Austin nightclubs will cause four defendants in the case to be kept in federal custody pending their trial.
Hussein Ali “Mike”...
A court hearing on Tuesday will determine whether 10 defendants connected with Yassine Enterprises and charged with various counts of money laundering and illegal drug distributiond will be kept in federal...
Austin Police Department and University administrators took extra precautions to ensure student safety at Roundup, the annual Greek philanthropy and social event. Despite such efforts, the event included...
A man is under investigation for stealing approximately 100 credit and debit cards, bottles of alcohol, DJ audio equipment and cash from the downtown nightclub Pure Ultra Lounge, according to an arrest...
Ten Austin area residents connected with Yassine Enterprises, operator of several Austin night club venues, were arrested yesterday in a federal investigation related to drug and money laundering charges.
The...
The growth of South by Southwest over the past few years has presented problems for law enforcement officers as the event has spread farther across the city, said Austin Police Department representative...
The FBI and the Travis County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the possible theft of chemical materials from a UT lab by former graduate student Karl Jasheway, 26, according to University officials.
According...
The Austin Police Department plans to place two new security cameras downtown, increasing the number of cameras in the area to 29, said Lt. Patrick Cochran.
The two cameras will be placed on Fourth...
A construction crew broke a gas line near 39th Street and Jefferson Street on Friday causing the Austin Fire Department to take precautionary measures by evacuating 12 residences, said fire department...
A cyclist was hospitalized after colliding with a pedestrian on campus at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, said UT Police Department Sergeant Gary Peoples.
The collision occurred on 21st Street between...
