Pitts Files Resolution to Impeach UT Regent Wallace Hall
With the end of the special session approaching, an influential lawmaker is moving ahead with a plan to remove controversial UT regent Wallace Hall. The chairman...
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At 11th Hour, Bill Authorizing New Engineering Building Dies
A legislative ping pong match ends with the late session death of one of UT’s most cherished priorities. The bill authorizing universities to seek bonds to...
Senators to Regent Nominees: ‘Move Beyond the Controversy’
Update: The Senate Nominations Committee unanimously approved all three regent nominees Tuesday. They now go to the full Senate for confirmation. The chair of...
Powell, McCombs, and the Fog of War
As a new generation of Longhorns graduates, the mission of the Texas Exes is more important than ever. Even in times of controversy, our goal is to tell the story...
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A Name You Can Trust (But Not Pronounce) Can’t see the video? Click here. You’ve heard the phrase, “What’s in a name?” Let me tell...
UT Regents Chairman Asks for Pass on Turning Over Documents
The chairman of the UT System Board of Regents is asking the state’s top attorney for permission to withhold documents legislators have asked to see relating...
Governor Endorses Four-Year Fixed Tuition
Gov. Rick Perry will call on Texas public universities to freeze tuition for the (first) four years a student attends, he said Friday night. In discussing his intentions...
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UT on the Cover of New Texas Monthly [Unveiled]
For those of us who follow University of Texas news closely, we’ve known since the beginning of the summer that Texas Monthly has been working on an article...
Welcome, Freshmen! Enjoy Your (Four) Years Here
For the 2012 University of Texas at Austin freshman class, today marks the beginning of what we all hope will be a fulfilling four-year stint on the Forty Acres. I...
UT Tower Plays ‘Call Me Maybe’
And now for your Friday afternoon entertainment, we give you a YouTube clip of one of UT’s carillonneurs playing Carly Rae Jepson’s “Call Me Maybe.” The...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor
