Reporting Texas
News and features from UT-Austin's School of Journalism
byNoemi Castanon
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles board is considering whether to continue its new identification requirement for vehicle renewal and registration despite criticism that it is hurting car sales and vehicle registrations. The new rules, implemented in November, require anyone registering a vehicle to provide Real ID-compliant driver’s license, a U.S. passport, a military ID […]
bySamantha Rubin
As Democrats look to energize young voters ahead of a competitive primary, U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico urged University of Texas at Austin students Wednesday to reject political division and to help mobilize voters on campus.
bySamantha Rubin
Texans with dual citizenship are decrying the potential effects of a bill introduced by an Ohio senator that would force Americans who hold citizenship in another country to renounce one nationality or risk being treated as if they gave up their U.S. citizenship.
Legal experts said the proposal is unworkable. “There really is no good way to police this,” said Elissa Steglich, who teaches the immigration law clinic at the University of Texas law school. “There’s no actual benefit to the nation for people to relinquish citizenship to other countries.”
byAJ Muonagolu
Weeks after the federal government announced new dietary guidelines, Texas schools and food assistance programs are studying how the changes might affect their services.School districts like Austin’s are waiting to see how the new guidelines will shape their programs – especially when it comes to costs and federal reimbursement rates for student meals.
