The Daily Texan ghosted me the first time I applied. Well, maybe I’m being a bit dramatic. I applied. I completed the first round of the news department’s writing test and arranged the second round...

Oftentimes, the shows with the simplest choices generate the most engaging and creative theater. “Tomás and the Library Lady” at the Austin Playhouse sticks to that notion, offering West Campus and...

Passengers take the escalator to collect their luggage at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Oct. 27.

Kendrick Shu, 36, talks to his 2-year-old son, Alder, about flowers at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center on Saturday, Oct. 12.

Construction fences stand in front of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work Building on Monday, Oct. 7.

A group of 20 students is actively working to establish a new University-affiliated organization to care for stray cats in West Campus, with plans to support a pre-existing staff-run organization and other...

The University increased the price of student identification cards, effective Sept. 1. New school IDs and replacement IDs both cost $10 prior to Sept 1. After the increases, a student’s first ID costs...

Nota del editor: Este artículo fue originalmente publicado el 22 de abril del 2024 por Aaron Sullivan y traducido al español por Sofia Estrada Ferrufino.  El municipio de la ciudad de Austin...

The Austin City Council ratified a resolution on April 4 banning parking cars in bike lanes, along with approving enforcement of it through new means and equipment. The resolution specifically directs...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 15 de abril del 2024 por Aaron Sullivan y fue traducido al español por Desiree Marquez. La General actualmente retirada de División...

Retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt, a UT alumna and the U.S. Air Force’s first female fighter pilot will give the commencement address at the University-wide graduation ceremony on May 11, the...

The Austin City Council hired T.C. Broadnax Jr. as Austin’s next city manager on April 4. The council fired former city manager Spencer Cronk for his mismanagement of last year’s winter storm. Interim...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 10 de abril de 2024 por Aaron Sullivan y fue traducido al español por Arianna Lopez.  La junta directiva de CapMetro tuvo una junta...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced his legislative charges to the Texas Senate on Thursday, setting its policy priorities for the next legislative session. The charges, laid out in a 15-page document, give...

The University fired 66 staff members in its mass firing on April 2, the president-elect of the Texas Conference of the American Association of University Professors confirmed at a joint press conference...

CapMetro’s Board of Directors held a public hearing on Wednesday to understand how proposed changes to two of the University’s shuttle routes would impact service to students, faculty and staff. The...

Travis County officials introduced the county’s new mental health diversion program to the city of Austin’s Public Health Committee on April 3 after initially announcing it in late February. “(The...

Este artículo fue publicado por primera vez el 5 de abril por Aaron Sullivan, Ren Lejia y Christian DeBrady, y traducido al español por Sofia Estrada Ferrufino. El aeropuerto de Austin se prepara...

Austin airport prepares for wave of travelers  Austin-Bergstrom International Airport officials urged passengers to stay vigilant when traveling this weekend for the solar eclipse on April 8.  The...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 25 de marzo de 2024 por Aaron Sullivan y fue traducido al español por Maryella Diaz. El consejo municipal de Austin aprobó cambios...

The Austin City Council approved city code changes on March 7, allowing more legal wiggle room to maintain the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail around Lady Bird Lake. The City Council initiated...

In an alcove of trees, a crowd patiently watched a team of Danish artists on Friday as they added the finishing touches to their newest sculpture. The team’s lead artist, Thomas Dambo, introduced the...

Austin canceled a comprehensive study of the city’s and its partners’ solutions for addressing homelessness in the greater Austin area, Interim City Manager Jesús Garza informed the Austin City Council...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 29 de febrero del 2024 por Aaron Sullivan y Ren Leija, y fue traducido al español por Desiree Marquez. El consejo municipal de Austin...

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 1 de marzo por Aaron Sullivan y fue traducido al español por Diana Villagomez. El Alcalde Kirk Watson expresó preocupación en un...

Mayor Kirk Watson expressed concern in a Feb. 16 newsletter about Austin Energy’s climate protection plan and its proposals to wean the city off of generating electricity with fossil fuels by 2030. Austin...

The Austin City Council approved a resolution on Feb. 15 authorizing the reorganization of the city’s current climate initiatives to make them more manageable — a change the Council said is “urgent”...

The Austin Transit Partnership began working on an environmental review earlier this year to qualify its Project Connect light rail development — including the potential transformation of Guadalupe Street...

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 12 de febrero de 2024 por Aaron Sullivan y fue traducido al español por Sofia Estrada Ferrufino. El presidente Jay Hartzell prometió...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Jan. 31 against the city of Austin for its lenient marijuana possession ordinance, arguing that it violates the Texas Local Government Code. The...

President Jay Hartzell promised in 2020 to return Indigenous human remains in the University’s archaeology collection. The Miakan-Garza Band placed a new repatriation request on Jan. 26 after recent...

The Austin Transit Partnership recently cut Dirty Martin’s Place from its acquisition list, saving the nearly century-old West Campus burger joint from plans to build a light rail line on Guadalupe Street. The...

The University is currently working on a plan to build a series of highway caps connecting its campus to the other side of Interstate 35 after the highway undergoes expansion. The city of Austin expects...

Kathie Tovo, an adjunct professor and former city council member who represented West Campus, announced her bid for mayor on Jan. 18. Tovo was the first candidate to announce her campaign for the 2024...

Judge Harriet Murphy, the first Black woman to hold a permanent judgeship in Texas and a generous alumna of the University of Texas School of Law, died on Jan. 17 at 96. Murphy grew up in Atlanta, Georgia,...

Hundreds of cats and dogs found warm homes last week as freezing temperatures rolled into town and the area’s animal shelters called for help. Austin Pets Alive had approximately 200 dogs in need...

A West Campus theater company received a $4.5 million investment last month to fund the construction of a new theater in northeast Austin.  The investment is part of the Austin Economic Development...

Keonilei Akana and Devin Kahahawai were barely teammates six years ago. They met for the first time at varsity volleyball tryouts at a school exclusively for Native Hawaiian students. Now, they’re roommates...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 3 de agosto por Aaron Sullivan y fue traducido al español por Hannah Garza. Sin que J. Tinsley Oden lo supiera, su pasión por la...

Unbeknownst to J. Tinsley Oden, his passion for computational science as a graduate student at Oklahoma State would lay the groundwork for a world-renowned institute at UT. He cranked numerical algorithms...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 29 de junio por Aaron Sullivan y fue traducido al español por Karen Flores. “Las llaves del gabinete está en la mesa”. Espera,...

Radio-Television-Film professor Karen Kocher created the Barton Creek Time Stream, a multimedia educational website dedicated to telling the history of Barton Creek’s conservation efforts. Looking...

“The keys to the cabinet is on the table.” Wait — that doesn’t sound right.  Artificial intelligence like ChatGPT must develop social skills and world knowledge to avoid mistakes human...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 19 de junio por Aaron Sullivan y fue traducido al español por Jessica Nino. Ayer por la noche, la comunidad se reunió en Eastwoods...

Yesterday evening, the community gathered at Eastwoods Park near UT to celebrate Juneteenth with speeches, barbecues and educational displays organized by the University’s Institute for Urban Policy...

Journalism professor Kathleen McElroy is leaving UT to become the director of Texas A&M University’s new journalism program, according to a June 13 press release from Texas A&M.  According...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 8 de junio por Aaron Sullivan y fue traducido al español por Alyssa Ramos. La calidad de la atención brindada a pacientes que experimentan...

Yesterday at the inaugural Pride Day event at UT’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the wildflowers weren’t the only ones showing off their colors. Gardening enthusiasts, local community members...

The quality of care provided to patients experiencing pregnancy complications, often treated by abortion, has decreased since the reversal of Roe v. Wade, according to a study published on May 15 by...

While people associate graduation with caps and gowns, it's also become synonymous with increased trash on UT’s campus. As the semester ends, confetti, streamers and champagne corks collect around Littlefield...

The Moody College of Communication opened its second photojournalism gallery exhibit on Thursday, where a collection of photos from graduate film student Tania Cattebeke Laconich is displayed after her...

In their college days, our parents tapped kegs in fraternity backyards. For millennials, jungle juice was a staple for any good rager. Now, Gen Z is modernizing drinking with borgs, or blackout rage gallons. Borgs...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced last February that ending tenure in public universities would be a “top priority” this legislative session, but Texas lawmakers have yet to file a bill attempting to...

Austin Public Health announced in a Jan. 27 press release its “Be Your Child’s Hero” campaign, an effort to build parental confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine’s safety and efficacy. The announcement...

UT requested $48.2 million to fund several special projects in addition to its baseline funding ahead of Texas’ 88th Legislative Session, which started Jan. 10. Each state agency, including public...

The Moody College of Communication opened a new photojournalism gallery on Tuesday featuring the work of California-based social activist, photojournalist and Moody College Fellow David Bacon. Bacon’s...

Moody students put the skills they learn in the classroom to the test by covering a men’s pro tennis open last week at the Texas Tennis Center. The Greenview Development and Majestic Realty Open,...

Candidates running for Austin mayor held a forum Friday at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library to present their platforms to voters. Austin’s current mayor, Steve Adler, cannot run for reelection...

The Longhorn Band unveiled Big Bertha II, a replacement for the band's iconic 8-foot diameter drum, on her predecessor's 100th birthday at UT’s football game against Iowa State on Oct. 15. A University...

A proposed federal measure called the Transparency for Transfer Students Act could require universities to post transfer deadlines, financial aid information and a list of all schools from which credits...

Six candidates running to replace District 3 council member Sabino “Pio” Renteria held a community forum at the Conley-Guerrero Senior Activity Center on Thursday to present their platforms to voters. District...