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Looking back: The Office of Undergraduate Research and other university programs will shut down at the end of the semester, and there was a freeze on H-1B visas announced in...
The primary runoff election will take place on May 26, featuring races for candidates influential to UT and higher education policy.
Key contests include primary runoffs to select nominees who could...
With State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, challenging Gov. Greg Abbott in the November midterm election for Texas governor, the race for House District 49 is open for the first time since 2017. The district...
Clarence Thomas, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, spoke at the Hogg Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence’s signing.
In...
When UT freshman Dave Thadani tells voters he is running to be on the Austin City Council, people almost always ask if he is old enough to run. But for Thadani’s campaign, he said his policies are more...
Nota del editor: Este artículo fue escrito originalmente por Valeria Cruz Butron el 30 de marzo de 2026 y traducido al español por Zamira Galvan el 2 de abril de 2026
La Universidad no ha anunciado...
For Katie Kam, running to represent UT and West Campus in the Austin City Council “wasn’t a matter of if, it was a matter of when.”
Kam holds four degrees from UT, ranging from a Ph.D. in civil...
Two Democratic candidates are competing in a May runoff to determine who will challenge incumbent Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick after neither Democrat received more than 50% of the vote in the March primary election.
The...
The University has not announced whether it will remove the statue of a late civil rights icon, following allegations of sexual misconduct reported by The New York Times on March 18.
The statue...
The Daily Texan sat down with Kathie Tovo and Montserrat Garibay, two Democrats vying to represent UT in the Texas House, to discuss the upcoming May 26 runoff election. The interviews have been edited...
Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 10 de marzo del 2026 por Valeria Cruz Butron y fue traducido al español por Iñaki Zamarripa.
Los centros de votación de la universidad...
The University’s polling locations saw a 145% increase in ballots cast in the primary election last week compared to the last midterm primary in 2022.
Over 10,000 ballots were cast at UT polling...
Montserrat Garibay, former U.S. Department of Education assistant deputy secretary, and Kathie Tovo, a former Austin City Council member, will face off in a runoff election for Texas House District 49...
Eight Democratic candidates are vying to represent Texas House District 49, which includes UT and West Campus, in Tuesday’s primary election. Results for the race will come out by Wednesday. State Rep....
Este artículo fue escrito originalmente por Anjum Alam y Valeria Cruz Butron el 18 de febrero de 2026 y traducido al español por Suguey Carmona.
El Departamento de Policía de Austin no puede evitar...
The UT System Board of Regents unanimously approved a policy regulating “controversial topics” in the classroom during its meetings on Wednesday and Thursday. Additionally, the board approved a new...
The Austin Police Department cannot avoid working with immigration enforcement agencies because of state law, APD Chief Lisa Davis said at a Feb. 5 public town hall meeting. However, she said the department...
Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 12 de febrero de 2026 y fue traducido al español por Lourdes Fortoul Belausteguigoitia.
Después de que dos ciudadanos estadounidenses...
After two American citizens died last month during encounters with federal immigration officers in Minnesota, a group of district attorneys formed a coalition on Jan. 28 to prosecute federal officers who...
Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 9 febrero de 2026 por Valeria Cruz Butrón y fue traducido al español por Grecia Gonzalez.
CapMetro comenzó a permitir a los pasajeros...
CapMetro began allowing passengers to use tap-to-pay on Feb. 1, meaning riders can use contactless cards or phone wallets to pay for their fares.
Peter Breton, senior community engagement coordinator...
Nota del Editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 1 de febrero de 2026 por Valeria Cruz Butrón, y fue traducido al español por Emily Niño el 2 de febrero de 2026.
Shenghao...
The Austin City Council passed a resolution on Jan. 22 that limits how members can spend their office budgets.
Prohibited uses of city funds include flight upgrades, alcoholic beverages and meals...
Shenghao “Daniel” Wang has called Austin home since he was 1 year old. After graduating from Harvard Law School, to lead change in his community, Wang returned to the community he grew up in, he said.
Now,...
Around 200 students gathered at the UT Tower to march to the ‘ICE Out’ rally at the Texas Capitol, joining thousands across the country protesting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota...
After almost three decades working in international human rights, civil rights and higher education policy, Robin Lerner is running as a candidate for House District 49 in the Texas Legislature, which...
With five weeks left until the House District 49 Democratic primary, campaign finance reports revealed which candidates raised the most money in their bids to replace state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin,...
Eight candidates are vying to be the state’s next chief financial officer.
The candidates are running to be the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, who is responsible for the state's finances and...
Austin residents can now use the Austin 3-1-1 App in Spanish, according to a release from the city of Austin on Jan. 6.
Austin 3-1-1 is the city’s non-emergency line and a place to access information...
After working behind the scenes in the Texas Legislature, Gigs Hodges said Democratic lawmakers’ failure to resist Republican bills on abortion pills and bathrooms frustrated her. So Hodges decided to...
Twenty-year nurse practitioner Kimmie Ellison said years of treating uninsured patients have led to her growing frustrations with the healthcare system. This experience pushed her to announce her run for...
Zohaib “Zo” Qadri, who represents UT and West Campus in the Austin City Council, announced his re-election campaign on Monday, prioritizing affordability, civic engagement and transportation in his...
The School of Information and the College of Natural Sciences announced plans to consolidate the computer science, statistics and data science, and information degree programs into one school, according...
In 2009, Josh Reyna walked into the Texas Capitol for the first time as an intern. Sixteen years later, he’s running to represent District 49, which includes UT and West Campus, in the Texas House of...
Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 11 de noviembre de 2025 por Valeria Cruz Butrón y fue traducido al español por Emily Niño el 11 de noviembre de 2025.
La exalumna de...
UT alumna Montserrat Garibay started her campaign for Texas House District 49 like any former teacher would: with a notepad, a pencil and plenty of notes.
She has spent the first weeks of her campaign...
Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 29 de octubre de 2025 por Khoi Nguyen fue traducido al español por Valeria Cruz Butrón el 31 de octubre de 2025.
La votación temprana...
Editor’s note: The professor quoted in the article is speaking independently and not on behalf of the University.
Two student-led organizations in Texas raised over $30,000 to help undocumented students...
Brigitte Bandit, an Austin-based drag performer and LGBTQ+ activist, said she didn’t originally plan to get involved in activism but began speaking out as drag and LGBTQ+ people came under attack.
Bandit,...
A downtown plaza will be named in honor of a UT Law School alumnus who helped drive the growth of the technology sector in Austin after the City Council approved an ordinance on Oct. 9.
The unused...
Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 16 de octubre de 2025 por Alex Leisk y fue traducido al español por Valeria Cruz Butrón el 18 de octubre de 2025.
Un nuevo grupo de trabajo...
Local government is more important than people think, and young people need to get out to vote, three civic leaders said on Thursday while eating progressively hotter wings at a University event.
TX...
Matcha, a Japanese green tea powder, has surged in popularity in recent years, but shortages and increased tariffs are forcing Austin tea shops to raise prices.
Over the past three years, matcha retail...
Nota del editor: Este artículo fue publicado originalmente por Caris Gray el 25 de mayo del 2025 y traducido al español por Valeria Cruz Butrón el 27 de Septiembre del 2025
El Sistema de UT presentó...
Most Texas voters say the state is headed in the wrong direction, according to a Texas Politics Project poll released Sept. 8, which found stark partisan divides on leadership and policies.
The Texas...
Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 18 de septiembre de 2025 por Mateo Vallejo y fue traducido al español por Valeria Cruz Butrón el 19 de septiembre de 2025.
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