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Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro on Joining the LBJ School

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With his 43rd birthday less than two weeks away, Julián Castro can feel confident in his vast achievements so far. At 26, he became the youngest city council member...

 
 

Aunt Bertha Is Bringing Social Services Into the 21st Century

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Erine Gray was 16 when his mother was diagnosed with a rare type of encephalitis. The neurological disease left her with permanent brain damage and memory loss,...

 
 

Julian Castro at UT: ‘We Face a Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor’

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Where you are born within the U.S. can profoundly shape your future. In July, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis found that a child born in the poor...

 
 
The Frugal Diner

The Frugal Diner

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When a UT grad student heard about how hard it was to live on food stamps, she put her money where her mouth is. Megan Reiss watched Washington’s politics-as-usual...

 
 

A Seat at the Table

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While growing up in one of America’s “food deserts,” Johnie Jones III, MPAff ’11, watched his neighbors struggle. Now he’s working to give low-income families...

 
 

UT Study Shows Link Between Climate and Obesity

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Can’t bear to drag yourself to the gym in today’s 91-degree Central Texas heat? There’s now scientific validation for that age-old excuse. According...

 
 

A Voice for Migrant Students

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Some 51,000 of Texas’ migrant farmworkers are students, and for 27 years, UT has been helping them stay in school. It was a familiar conversation, as routine...

 
 
Longhorns Raise $30,000 for Junior the Wendy's Guy—Now What?

Longhorns Raise $30,000 for Junior the Wendy’s Guy—Now What?

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Last week, we brought you the news that Benjamin McPhaul, BA ’11, was raising money to help Ishmael “Junior” Mohammed Jr., the former cashier who earned...

 
 

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Operation Diplomacy

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With the military carrying out much of U.S. foreign policy, two UT scholars look at the vanishing role of the American diplomat. As American forces withdraw...

 
 

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...

 
 
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