October Floods Might Slow Spread of Invasive Zebra Mussel

byStephen Cabler

The mussel has inflicted billions of dollars in damages since it was introduced in the Great Lakes in 1988.

For Lufkin, the Good Times Return

byVicky Camarillo

Few things capture the irony of Lufkin’s resurgence better than the Lufkin Industries Christmas display.

Bastrop Water Conflict Turns on Competing Assessments of Aquifer’s Volume

byChristoper De Los Santos

The Lower Colorado River Authority wants to pump 25,000 acre-feet annually from the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer.

Painting a Picture of San Antonio’s Old Highway 90

byMichael MInasi

In a world of seemingly ubiquitous chain stores and expanding online shopping, Old Highway 90 in San Antonio has remained home to mom-and-pop businesses.

Founder of Austin Buddhist Temple Stirs Controversy

byShepard Price

The founder of a Buddhist temple in Austin has said things condoning the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people in Myanmar.

Disappearing Black Cemetery in Bastrop County Provides Link to Past

byBrandon Mulder

The Bastrop cemetery is another instance of black grave sites being unearthed across the state as developers bulldoze land along the edges of expanding cities.

A Festival Fit for a King

byAlejandra Gavilanes and Sam Bellessa

UT students Alejandra Gavilanes and Sam Bellessa set out to discover one of Central Texas’ most popular events and along the way  meet the king and his royal subjects at the Texas Renaissance Festival.

Playing with Fire, UT Professor Sparks Interest in Chemistry (and Sometimes Things Explode)

byAlexia Puente

A a girl in Michigan, Kate Biberdorf discovered joy and beauty in science. She brings that sense of wonder — and plenty of pyrotechnics — to her students at the University of Texas.

Remote Control Aircraft Soaring to New Heights of Popularity

byMichael Minasi

Advances in technology and the mainstreaming of drones during the past decade have breathed new life into the niche hobby of flying remote control airplanes.

In Election Night Loss, Austin City Council Candidate Sees Reason for Hope

byForrest Milburn

Danielle Skidmore, a trans woman who ran in 2018 election, failed in her bid. But she sees promise in the rise of LGBTQ candidates.

UT’s Graduation Rate Gender Gap: Women Do Better than Men

byLucy White

The disparity is true nationwide, but universities struggle to find answers.

A Century After the End of WWI, Texans Commemorate Veterans

byMichael Minasi

Texas played an outsized role in the war effort after the Zimmerman telegram sparked fears of a Mexico-Germany alliance.

Long After Water Recedes, Stories from Hurricane Harvey Remain in Online Museum

byAbigail Rosenthal

Rice University professor who lived through 2017 storm creates repository of memories through Houston Flood Museum

After O’Rourke Defeat, East Texas Democrats Disappointed but Optimistic about Future

byVicky Camarillo

O’Rourke’s defeat left some East Texas Democrats asking: If a hardworking, ready-for-prime-time candidate such as O’Rourke can’t win in Texas, when will the state turn blue?

A Reality Check: Life After Parkland

The school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkand, Fl. is considered the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. Seventeen students and staff killed and seventeen others wounded. A University of Texas at Austin student talks about his experience as a survivor of the February 14th shooting.

Coping with a brain tumor, one young girl hopes for a miracle

byTeyha Rassman and Madilynn Thomason

UT students, Teyha Rassman and Madilynn Thomason, produced a short documentary about an 11-year-old girl and her family who are hoping for a miracle as she copes with an inoperable brain tumor.

Tiny but Fierce: A bat’s journey from patient to pet

byLawson Freeman and Daniela Quesada

A short documentary produced by Lawson Freeman and Daniela Quesada, “Tiny but Fierce: Midnight’s Journey” follows a unique bat called Midnight as it becomes more like a pet than a patient at the Austin Bat Refuge.

Despite Dynamic Campaign, Julie Oliver Faces Uphill Battle for Congress

byKATE GROETZINGER

While the odds are stacked against Julie Oliver in her run for U.S. Congress, she has some advantages over Democrats who have run in Texas’ Congressional District 25 in the past.

In East Texas, O’Rourke Campaign Buoys Democrats’ Hopes

byVICKY CAMARILLO

To defeat incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke will have to succeed where East Texas Democrats have faltered in the recent past.

At UT-Rio Grande Valley, Help for Undocumented Students Materializes Slowly

byKATE GROETZINGER

Changing immigration policy has undocumented students clamoring for more support from colleges and universities.