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Fixing Congress: LBJ School Report Recommends Reforms

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As we enter Day 10 of the partial government shutdown, Americans’ faith in the U.S. Congress is at an all-time low: a mere 5 percent of respondents in a recent...

 
 

Ghost Tree Installed Above Lady Bird Lake

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For walkers, runners, and bikers on the trails of Lady Bird Lake, the ghostly tree is hard to miss. Suspended above the waters between the Pfluger pedestrian bridge...

 
 

UT Astronaut Karen Nyberg’s Top 10 Social Media Posts

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Outer space isn’t as far away as it used to be. At least that’s how it feels, with astronauts like University of Texas grad Karen Nyberg, MS ’96, PhD...

 
 

UT Alum Creates Gorgeous Austin Timelapse [Watch]

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Andrew Takano, BS ’07, MS ’10, the same independent videographer who created “Sleepwalking Austin,” couldn’t pass up the opportunity to film Austin’s...

 
 

Gameday Preview: Iowa State

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Rebecca May, BA ’91, Life Member, is a Texas ex-pat living in Oregon while rooting for the Longhorns. An attorney by day, she blogs about college football by...

 
 

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Sharing Goodwill: The Tyres Dickson Story

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Football was Tyres Dickson’s ticket to success, until a drunk driver changed everything. Now, 15 years later, Dickson has found a new calling—with a little help...

 
 

It’s Official: DeLoss Dodds to Retire Next August

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After 32 years on the job, longtime UT athletics director DeLoss Dodds announced today he’ll retire from the position come Aug. 31, 2014. Though rumors of...

 
 

Mice Sing to Defend Territory, UT Researcher Finds [Watch]

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Can’t see the video? Click here. Animals using force, cunning, and camouflage to protect and defend their territory is a tale as old as time. But for two...

 
 

Long Shot from Longview: Remembering James Street

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James Street wasn’t heavily recruited out of high school. Undersized for a quarterback, the fiery East Texas native worked his way up the ranks and earned...

 
 

Hall: ‘I Can Choose My Actions. I Can’t Choose My Consequences’

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Speaking in front of a packed house on campus Saturday, UT System regent Wallace Hall defended himself against charges that he may have overstepped his bounds as...

 
 
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