A Texas Law Graduate’s Quest to Uncover the Story of the State’s First Black Attorney

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A few years ago, I found myself at the Texas Supreme Court building looking for information about the first Black attorney in Texas history. As I toiled away...

 
 

Three Longhorns in the Music Business Share How They Have Fared During COVID-19

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Back in early March 2020, which feels like 100 years ago, the thriving Austin music industry felt the rumblings of a catastrophic event: the cancellation of South...

 
 

UT Students and Faculty Find New Ways to Feel Connected During the Pandemic

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One afternoon in August, just a few days before the fall semester was set to begin, my roommate let out a long sigh. She was gearing up for her first year of...

 
 

The Way Back: Townes and Country

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In the fall of 1993, Austin country musician Townes Van Zandt was putting the pieces of an embattled recording career back together. Having not released an...

 
 

Texas-Style Snowman

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The Otis family, including parents Leslie and Richard Otis, celebrated the rare Texas snowfall with a decked-out Longhorn snowman.

 
 

Longtime Longhorn Promoted to Colonel

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Maurice D. Millican, BS ’85, Life Member, was promoted to the rank of colonel in the Army Reserve. Millican is the command chaplain at the 75th Army Reserve...

 
 

True Longhorn Celebrates His 90th Birthday

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Denver L. Mills, BS ’57, Life Member, celebrated his 90th birthday on Dec. 30, 2020. Mills was the first in his family to attend college and was a member...

 
 

Hook ’em from Aboard the USS Sterett

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Supply officer Geoff Rienstra, BA ’09, Life Member, salutes the Longhorns aboard the USS Sterett along with captain Andy Koy, son of Barbara and Longhorn...

 
 
 
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