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The Long Game Brings Local Heroes From the Putting Green to the Silver Screen

Julian Works as Joe Treviño and Jay Hernandez as JB Peña in The Long Game. There was no fanfare at the 18th hole of the 1957 high school men’s golf state...

 
 

The Way Back: The Amazing Race

If you ask any current UT student, they likely have a registration horror story—whether watching the courses they needed become suddenly “closed” or “waitlisted”...

 
 

An Attic Discovery Brings Four Generations of Texas Exes Together

While traveling in West Berlin in 1974, Elka Haubold Hortoland was in a department store when her purse was stolen—containing, most crucially, her United...

 
 

The 2024 Texas 10

Since 2011, the Alcalde has asked alumni to submit nominations for the Texas 10 teaching awards, forming a cohort of the most excellent professors at The University...

 
 

A Longhorn Family Explores Their New Home Country One State at a Time

From left, Gagandeep, Anhad, and Aman in Grand Teton, Wyoming, 2022. At home, Gagandeep Singh and Aman Sandhu struggle to find an empty spot on their fridge....

 
 

Engineering Students Work on Project Connect in Professionalism Course

As Austin grows into a major business and technology hub, the city’s infrastructure must also expand. From higher rent prices to new buildings along the skyline,...

 
 

Review: Alumnus Rick Riordan Brings Beloved Characters to the Small Screen

Walker Scobell in episode 1×02. Reading the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series was surely a formative experience for many Texas Exes—whether...

 
 

Longhorn Band and Alumni Work to Become the Most Funded College Band in the Country

The Longhorn Band in Darrel K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The Longhorn Band is more than just a college marching band—it’s the drumbeat of Longhorn pride....

 
 

Where to Volunteer in Austin this Holiday Season

The holiday season is the perfect time to give back to the community. Whether it’s at an animal shelter or a food bank, Austin has a wide array of ways to give...

 
 

Longhorn Business Gift Guide

This holiday season, whether you’re shopping for your parent, child, classmate, significant other, or just a good friend, you can support Longhorn businesses....

 
 
 
 
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