The Celebrity Effect: How an NFL Star Raised Millions in a Hurricane

byJulie Alcocer

Sports celebrities can mobilize fans in meaningful ways, as J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans did during Hurricane Harvey.

Georgetown’s Flag Display to Honor Heroes Amid Debate on Symbols

byAlexandra Paez

Week-long event will include 1,400 flags and a gala to raise money for the local Rotary Club.

Through Patience and Perseverance, Texas Guards Start Last Season with Highest Hopes

byAaron Torres

Seniors Ariel Atkins and Brooke McCarty helped to change Texas women’s basketball, one season at a time.

UT System’s Los Alamos Lab Bid Promises Prestige But Also Challenges

byScott Squires

Managing the national laboratory could bring millions in research dollars to UT campuses. But the UT System also would have to address a string of serious problems there.

Update: UT President Fenves Responds on Calls to Help Academics in Puerto Rico

byOmar Rodriguez-Ortiz

Letter asks UT’s president to provide online access to libraries and other support.

Boat Party Businesses Make Splash to help Rockport’s Harvey Recovery

byGrant Gordon

The owners wanted to raise money to help their Gulf Coast hometown recover from the hurricane. They did it the way they know best — they threw a party.

Shooting for Another Chance, Hoop Dreamers Keep Hopes Aloft in Round Rock

byAaron Torres

Most of the hopefuls at the Austin Spurs G League tryout came for another chance at playing professional basketball. A few actually had one.

The Time When Austin Learned to Start Worrying and Fear the Bomb

byLouise Rodriguez

There are eerie echoes today in a Cold War-era civil defense film about preparing for an atomic bomb attack.

After Whirlwind Summer, UT Golfer Finds LPGA Tour Future in Range

byTrenton Daeschner

Winning the 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship put Sophia Schubert in three women’s major championships in 2018.

UT Leaders Pledge DACA Support, But Actions Remain Uncertain

byTaylor Jackson Buchanan

If Congress does not create a legal pathway for DACA recipients to remain in the country, many will be vulnerable to possible deportation.

Austin’s Harvey ‘Megashelter’ Begins Plans to Close

byTaylor Buchanan

Austin prepared for thousands of evacuees; shelter never held more than 400.

In Harvey’s Wake, Evacuees Mourn Their Losses and Worry About Their Future

In Red Cross shelters, state park campgrounds and motels, people who fled the hurricane are weighing whether to return to certain devastation in their hometowns, or find new places to live.

Female Soldiers Face Higher Risk of Training Injuries, Study Finds

byAlexandra Paez

Carrying 50-pound backs during training can be punishing for women. The military is responding with equipment adapted for their bodies.

In Central Texas, Reloading Ammunition Is More Than a Hobby

byKaulie Lewis

Business is booming for small companies that remanufacture ammunition. Central Texas is a hotbed for the industry.

Austin’s VW Bus Guru Brings the People’s Vehicle Back to Life

byMary Cantrell

Volkswagen vans are getting harder to find because of nostalgic demand for “a whole stack of metaphors on wheels.”

The Dog Days of Summer Raise the Woof at Dell Diamond

byVirginia Scherer

Spike, the Round Rock mascot, has been a team mainstay since Day One. Just don’t ask the baseball team to reveal whose inside the custom.

A Veterans’ Gaming Charity Blazes Trails, But Opens Old Wounds

byZach Caldwell

As Operation Supply Drop expanded beyond video games for overseas military, its founder left, saying the organization had become “just another veteran’s charity.”

Cadavers Remain Vital Partners in Training Doctors at Dell Medical

byDanielle Smith

As some substitute software for real bodies, the UT-Austin school uses both in its study of anatomy.

Delicious and Dangerous, Avocados Can Be a Slippery Menace

byTaylor Jackson Buchanan

Avocados seem so innocent. But there’s a hidden danger in trying to dislodge their pits.

A Texas County Invests $39 Million in a Lake That’s Almost a Dry Hole

byRussell Jones

Moore County has received no water from Lake Palo Duro, and a bill now in the Legislature won’t turn on the spigots or ease the county’s financial burden.