A Celebratory Year at Dell Diamond

byGrabiel Silva

*The reporter has a working relationship with an interviewee in the story below. Last week, Round Rock’s minor league baseball team, the Round Rock Express, held their home opening series against the Toledo Mud Hens Saturday. The Express won five out of the six games in the series for a successful start to the season. […]

Sending Students to The Final Four

byGiorgy Ruiz

Full disclosure: I am a student leader with The Charge, a spirit organization dedicated to supporting Texas Women’s Basketball. In coordination with Texas Athletics, I helped identify group members who were interested in attending the Final Four in Tampa. Reagan Neely from Texas Athletics contacted me directly to help gather names, and I shared student […]

UT Students Rally Around Man Eating Entire Rotisserie Chicken

byNicholas Pantaleoni

University of Texas Students gathered to watch one student, Gregory Fossati, take on a single H-E-B rotisserie chicken in one sitting on April 5.  What began as an inside joke among friends turned into an inspirational spectacle on the South Lawn. Event organizer Taryn Jones, who has a tradition of posting humorous flyers every April […]

How University Theater Guild Turns Consistent Profits Despite Being Student-Funded

byJoseph Sweeney

The University Theater Guild will host their third and final show of the semester, ‘Into the Woods,’ at the William C. Power Student Activity Center from April 18 to 20.  An adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s musical of the same name, the show is a mash-up of various fairy tale characters, from Cinderella to Little Red […]

Reporting Texas TV – April 3, 2025

Journalism students at the University of Texas at Austin produced their third newscast for the Spring 2025 semester. Our mission is to empower students with hands-on journalism experience while providing our audience with insightful coverage of campus events, local news, and issues that matter most. By fostering a collaborative environment, we cultivate the next generation […]

Texas is One Step Closer to Banning THC – Here’s What That Might Look Like

byGracie Kirschner

The Texas Senate passed a statewide ban on March 19 on all forms of THC, the primary psychoactive compound found in cannabis or marijuana. Senate Bill 3 was named one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s priority bills for this session and aims to crack down on the state’s booming consumable hemp market.  This comes after […]

Traveling Vintage Expo Comes to Austin

byAle de la Fuente

Time Travelers Vintage Expo stopped by the Palmer Events Center in Austin for a one-day-only event last Saturday, where featured vendors from all over the country sold vintage clothing and home goods. “We have a little bit of everything,” owner Sarah Frick said. “It’s in the name ‘Time Travelers,’ so we have all decades.” Based […]

HONK! Texas Brings the Beat to Austin’s Streets

byVictoria Hayden

Trumpets blare and drums pulse as a brass band takes the stage, sending waves of music through the crowd gathered at Pan Am Park in East Austin on March 30.  Honk!Tx is a nonprofit festival that brings street and brass bands from across the city and country to perform for free in the public spaces […]

Texas Relays Returns to Austin for its 97th Year

bySantiago Ortiz

When thinking of major track and field events in Texas, the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays stand out as one of the most prestigious.  Since its inception in 1925, the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays have drawn elite athletes, coaches and fans from across the country to Mike A. Myers Stadium. The Texas Relays have become a […]

Vandegrift Boys Soccer One Win Away from Playing for State Championship

by Luke Lawhorn

The Vandegrift High School boys soccer team is one win away from finishing what last season’s team started. After suffering a heartbreaking loss in the Class 6A state semifinals a year ago and losing nine of their 11 starters, the new-look Vipers are positioned to make history in the Division II side of the bracket. […]

Texas Rep. Pushes Bill to Allow Sports-Driven High School Transfers

byGrace Gates

One member of the Texas House is challenging the University Interscholastic League’s longtime ban on transferring schools for athletic reasons.  Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins,D-San Antonio, said she filed House Bill 619 after hearing the story of three San Marcos student-athletes who lost years of eligibility due to the current rule. Under the bill, high school students […]

Universities Across Texas Gather for Annual K-Pop Dance Showcase

byHope Vanderburg

Korean pop music, widely known as K-pop, has skyrocketed in popularity across the U.S. over the past decade.  “K-pop is everywhere at this point. You can go to the grocery store and hear it,” said KMA Dance Coordinator Karena Pan. But for K-pop dancers, it’s much more than a music genre. “This community is very […]

Reporting Texas TV – March 27, 2025

Journalism students at the University of Texas at Austin produced their second newscast for the Spring 2025 semester. Our mission is to empower students with hands-on journalism experience while providing our audience with insightful coverage of campus events, local news, and issues that matter most. By fostering a collaborative environment, we cultivate the next generation […]

Austin’s Astronomical Sights: An Exhibition Out of this World

byGabriella Vukman

The Texas Science and Natural History Museum is now home to a replica of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, the largest land-based telescope in North America. Commemorating the McDonald Observatory and its work with the real Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) to map the early universe and decipher dark energy, the replica is part of an exhibition based on […]

Austin Rodeo Spurs Business for Local Artists and Vendors

bySantiago Ortiz

From March 14 to 29, the Austin Rodeo attracts thousands of visitors, giving a significant economic boost to local businesses and artists who depend on the event for exposure and sales. Many see the rodeo as a unique opportunity to connect with customers and grow their brands, from musicians to vendors. In 2024, the event […]

How Nonprofit Tango Charities Fights To Feed Families

byNia Armstrong

South Austin Beer Garden is a popular venue bustling at night, but it might surprise you to know that by morning, volunteers come together to fight food insecurity in Austin. Every fourth Saturday, hunger-based food organization Tango Charities hosts its Feed The City Austin event. Volunteers bring supplies including lunch meat, cheese, bread and tangerines, […]

Not Just for Boys: The Push to Make Girls’ Flag Football a Varsity Sport

byAriel Doss

Girls’ flag football is a sanctioned high school varsity sport in just 14 states, but advocates–from small high schools to the NFL–are pushing to expand it. The legitimization of girls’ flag football by a state is able to expand participation and provide more resources to female athletes, but it might open doors for girls beyond […]

A New Era at the Disch

byGrabiel Silva

Over 21,000 fans packed UFCU Disch-Falk Field for Texas baseball’s weekend series against the No. 2 LSU Tigers. After Texas moved to the SEC from the Big 12 last summer, the series against LSU marked the baseball team’s first SEC home series. The SEC is full of great baseball teams, with 10 teams ranked in […]

Forty Acres Musicians Compete in Battle of the Bands

byJoseph Sweeney

UT Musician Camille Stites sings at the William C. Powers Student Activity Center Auditorium as part of Campus Events + Entertainment’s Battle of the Bands on Tuesday, March 11. Stites and her band will open for rapper A$AP Ferg at E+E’s 40 Acres Fest this Saturday.  Campus Events + Entertainment’s Headliners Committee hosted a Battle […]

Science Museum Holds Sustainable Fashion Show

byAreebah Bharmal

Students dressed in designs featuring layered sequins and other embellishments walked a makeshift runway under dinosaur bones at the Texas Science & Natural History Museum on March 11. The students donned a variety of clothing, from dresses to tops and jackets — all made using sustainable techniques. “It’s a stunning location to combine with the […]