Special

UT Alumnus Rex Tillerson Sworn In as U.S. Secretary of State

By Danielle Lopez

UT-Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering alumnus Rex Tillerson, BS ’75, Life Member, Distinguished Alumnus, has been tapped to serve as U.S. secretary...

The Longhorn Lope: A Recipe For UT’s Unofficial Cocktail

By Alcalde Staff

To add a little garnish to the Alcalde interactive feature on six Longhorns leading the Texas booze boom, we asked author of The Essential New York Times Book...

Tom Herman Talks Completed Texas Staff

By Chris O'Connell

Tom Herman rang in the new year, albeit a bit under the weather, according to him, by completing his staff at Texas. On Thursday morning, Herman appeared before...

Feature

Shaky Ground

By Joe Hanson

As oil and gas production has boomed again in Texas and Oklahoma, earthquakes have become a startling byproduct. Gordon Laird was standing at the foot of the bed....

2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards: A Moment in Time

By Alex Vickery

Each year, some of the best and brightest return to the Forty Acres to receive the most prestigious honor bestowed upon UT-Austin alumni: the Distinguished Alumnus...

Boomerang Days: Raising Hell

By Owen Egerton

A Longhorn does college all over again.  I don’t like football. I know this strikes many readers as sacrilege, but I don’t really care how the Longhorn football...

D’Onta Foreman Wins Doak Walker Award

By Chris O'Connell

It’s not the Heisman, but outgoing junior D’Onta Foreman joined elite company at Texas last night after he was named the 2016 Doak Walker Award winner,...

Tom Herman Is Coming Home

By Chris O'Connell

A familiar refrain has rung out among the Longhorn faithful in the wake of Tom Herman’s acceptance of Texas’ reported five-year deal worth more than...

Charlie Strong Out as Texas Coach After Longhorns Fall to TCU

By Chris O'Connell

Texas lost to TCU by a score of 31-9 on Saturday, but that’s just a small fraction of the story. Charlie Strong is out as head coach after three seasons...

Shot Diva

By Kate Hull

Shot putter Michelle Carter is at the top of her game. When Michelle Carter stepped into the throwing circle for her final heave at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the podium...