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Oct 17, 2025

Texas Fight Echoes Through Campus Ahead of the Red River Rivalry Showdown

The streets of campus were flooded with students cheering, the band playing as University of Texas students, alumni, and fans rallied for the Texas OU Fight Parade & Rally. Held each October, ahead of the Red River Rivalry game, the parade is a 120-year-old celebration of Longhorn pride. As one of the most spirited traditions […]

Oct 17, 2025

UT Continues $425 Million Mulva Hall Project to Expand Business School

The University of Texas is continuing to expand its campus facilities, undergoing construction and renovation projects across the Forty Acres. Among these projects is the construction of a new business building, Mulva Hall. A 425 million dollar construction project, Mulva Hall is meant to be the latest addition to a regularly growing business program at […]

Oct 17, 2025

New UT Student Nonprofit To Help Austin Immigrants Navigate Costly Citizenship Process

A new University of Texas student nonprofit organization aims to help the immigrant community by providing financial assistance through the expensive U.S. naturalization process. Emma Estrada, a Plan II Honors student, co-founded 725Dream in 2021 while in high school with a fellow student. 725Dream provides financial help, connections to law firms and partnerships with organizations […]

Oct 17, 2025

Love Letter to the Community: How Mozart’s Coffee Roasters Unites Coffee and Culture With Their World Coffee Festival

It’s more than just your morning cup. Mozart’s Coffee Roasters is turning coffee into a cultural celebration with their second annual World Coffee Festival. “We’ve got an amazingly diverse community in Austin, which is really emblematic of really all the countries and the regions of the world that we do business with to bring this […]

Oct 17, 2025

Preservation Austin Honors 10 Iconic Family Businesses for Legacy Month

As  Austin’s skylines continue to grow, a local preservation initiative is shining a spotlight on the city’s oldest family-owned businesses.  In 2023, Mayor Kirk Watson officially proclaimed October as Legacy Business Month, recognizing the importance of celebrating “Old Austin” and the businesses that have shaped the city’s unique character. This year, Preservation Austin hosted its […]

Oct 17, 2025

Coffee & Chill Provides Moments of Calm Ahead of Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits Music Festival brings thousands of music lovers together, but this year, one local event is serving another group of Austinites. Austin’s chapter of Coffee & Chill hosted an ACL kickoff in Republic Square Park on Oct. 4, where hundreds could grab coffee, listen to music and visit booths giving out health and […]

Oct 17, 2025

UT Microfarm Helps Students Fight Food Insecurity, One Harvest at a Time

Tucked away in The University of Texas’ East Campus, a small patch of farmland is growing more than just vegetables. It’s cultivating community.  Behind Whitaker Fields, rows of crops stretch under the Texas sun as students trade laptops for gardening gloves and shovels. At the UT Microfarm, getting hands dirty is part of a bigger […]

Oct 17, 2025

Keeping the Familia Alive: How One Organization is Finding New Ways to Thrive After Funding Cuts

Slime, laughs, and a little bit of nostalgia—what seemed like another fun campus event was actually a way for one group to keep their organization alive and bring Rio Grande Valley students together. RGV Familia, a student organization at UT Austin, hosted its first wellness event of the semester on Oct. 2 to give Valley […]

Aug 08, 2025

New School Discipline Law Could Lead to Longer Suspensions

Texas schools this fall will be able to extend in-school student suspension indefinitely after the Legislature approved a law aimed at improving school discipline despite criticism that it could heap punishment on students already at risk of being left behind in the education system. Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 6 into law on June […]

May 16, 2025

Splash pad tragedy highlights contamination in Texas waters

With a 3% survival rate, Naegleria fowleri infections, usually attributed to water contamination, are rare, affecting fewer than 10 people in the U.S. annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But Josiah McIntyre’s case highlights a larger, systemic issue. Water contamination is a growing risk across Texas, and some communities face a […]

May 01, 2025

Author Shea Serrano Is Changing the Game for Independent Publishing

There wouldn’t be a Halfway Books if Shea Serrano had never inspected his royalty statement in the mailbox. Serrano, a critically acclaimed writer and journalist from San Antonio, thought he was receiving “free money” when he opened the check for his New York Times best seller “The Rap Yearbook.” But when Serrano sat down and […]

Apr 30, 2025

Trump’s Latino Support Erodes Since Election, Poll Finds

Latinos in Texas and elsewhere – a demographic credited with helping Donald Trump win a second term – are starting to turn on the president as consumer confidence plunges and recession fears rise, according to new polling released this week. 

Apr 30, 2025

Amid Crisis in Veterans Care, Texas Embarks on a ‘Psychedelic Revolution’

The staggering number of veteran suicides, combined with Texas’ large population of former service members, has led the state to becoming what some experts are calling the center of the “psychedelic revolution.”
A slew of bills in the Texas Legislature have garnered broad, bipartisan support, including House Bill 3137, which would mandate the largest appropriation of public funds for psychedelic research in U.S. history.

Apr 29, 2025

In a Booming City, ‘Making a Place Where We Would Want to Hang Out’ Keeps the Lights On

When four longtime friends maxed out their credit cards and depleted their savings accounts nine years ago to open a bar, they had no idea who would turn out to see their vision become a reality.
“The goal, the whole time as we were getting things going, is just making a place where we would want to hang out, and I mean that’s still kind of our MO,”  Mike Sanchez said.
Those four friends named the place The Little Darlin’, a South Austin staple off William Cannon Drive — one of a handful of beloved dive bars that define their neighborhoods and manage to hang on as other bars and restaurants come and go.

Apr 25, 2025

Reporting Texas TV – April 25, 2025

Journalism students at the University of Texas at Austin produced their final 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 […]

Apr 25, 2025

Multiple Crimes on UT Austin Campus Connected to One Repeat Offender

Some students at the University of Texas are concerned about their safety after a man accused of being a “violent offender” was arrested and released from jail three times in three days.  One of those students, Caden Ruder, was a victim of those on campus assaults. He said he was walking home from class in […]

Apr 25, 2025

Culture Shock: An Events and Entertainment Committee Gives Us a Glimpse into the Foundation of Event Planning

At the University of Texas at Austin, Campus Events and Entertainment (E+E) began wrapping up the spring semester Monday with an event hosted by Culture Shock. “Soulful Splatters”’ was a gathering dedicated to building soulful connections through food, music, art and community. “We talk about different current events, we usually play a game…we usually end […]

Apr 25, 2025

Taking Back Earth Day: Students Rally Against Climate Change

Students Fighting Climate Change reclaimed Earth Day this year by rallying against fossil fuels at the University of Texas at Austin. “Climate action now!” protesters chanted as they marched through the heart of campus, cutting through the crowds at UT’s Earth Day fair on Speedway.  A year ago, the group petitioned the university to divest […]

Apr 25, 2025

Why UT Austin Is Becoming a Breeding Ground for Student Startups

Forget everything you thought you knew about college side hustles. At the University of Texas at Austin, entrepreneurship isn’t just an extracurricular — it’s embedded in the campus culture. From late-night food pop-ups to full-blown business ventures, students aren’t waiting until after graduation to start chasing big ideas. Take senior Michael Kobrosky, for example. What […]

Apr 25, 2025

The Trojans Push for the Playoffs

For the first time since the 2022 season, the Anderson Trojans are heading back to the postseason. The Trojans have won 15 of their last 16 games and are currently 20-6 on the season. They have also clinched the District 24-5A title with a perfect 11-0 district record with one more game to go.  “It’s […]