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At the center of the debate in Texas over the future of higher education stands a premise, accepted for generations, that at top universities academic research and...
A massive and fast-moving wildfire in West Texas has narrowly missed the University’s McDonald Observatory near Fort Davis. (more…)
Among the many beloved faculty members at The University of Texas, there may be no one more admired or cherished than Jim Vick. The former vice president for student...
If you know nothing about the first woman ever executed by the U.S. government — an alleged conspirator in the Lincoln assassination — you’re...
Does your cable provider plan to offer the new Longhorn Network? Find out right now by entering your zip code and provider name here. Longhornnetwork.com will...
Were you spanked as I child? I sure was. My parents each had their instrument of choice: Mom grabbed a plastic kitchen spoon when she came after my brother and me....
Consider it one for the history books. Sophomore pitcher Blaire Luna threw the first perfect game of her career last night against the normally big-hitting and previously...
This weekend, our intrepid Texas Exes historian, Jim Nicar, was rooting around Half Price Books for UT miscellany when he made one of his signature finds. On the...
Not long ago, a UT professor and his student had a challenging conversation. They’d read a story about Cameron Todd Willingham, a Texas man executed in 2004...
We found this rare photo of Littlefield Fountain in front of Old Main in our archives. In the pre-Tower and Six Pack days, the Main Mall looks little like it does...
