Longhorns Up For Oscar Gold

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La La Land might have scored 14 Oscar nominations, but it’s up against some serious competition—two Longhorns, to be exact. On Tuesday, the Academy...

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

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

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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...

 
 

Alumna Surprised for 50th Birthday with Scholarship Endowed in Her Name

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Alisa Manning Peppers, BA ’90, Life Member, was surprised on her 50th birthday in October 2016 with a scholarship endowed in her name. Her husband of 23 years,...

 
 

Tom Herman Talks Completed Texas Staff

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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...

 
 

North of the Border

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Forging a path from the Rio Grande Valley to the Forty Acres I’m standing under the fluorescent lighting of my high school hallway in McAllen, Texas. For a moment,...

 
 

Trophy Hunters

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In an era when everyone has some kind of award on the shelf, the mantle, or in the attic, what is a trophy really worth? In college football, quite a bit. Besides...

 
 

The Way Back: Pig Out

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Unlocking the vault of UT history Before Bevo, Longhorn fans were endeared to another four-legged friend. Pig Bellmont was named after Gus “Pig” Dittmar, a...

 
 

To the Egg-streme

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A shell is the canvas for Leigh Harris. Jeweled and beaded, carved, painted and filigreed, lined with satin or containing tiny dioramas, Leigh Harris’ eggs look...

 
 
 
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