Archive for: red mccombs
Late to the Game: The McCombs School of Sports Ownership
By Chris O'Connell
Red McCombs owns a lot of things. The license-plate holder on your pre-owned 2005 Toyota Camry that reads Red McCombs Toyota? Well, no, he doesn’t own that...
This One’s For the Girls: Mack Brown Hosts Women’s Football Clinic
By Jordan Schraeder
Say what you want about Mack Brown, but he’s definitely got one thing going for him—the ladies love him. More than 700 burnt-orange-clad female football...
Powell, McCombs, and the Fog of War
By Tim Taliaferro
As a new generation of Longhorns graduates, the mission of the Texas Exes is more important than ever. Even in times of controversy, our goal is to tell the story...
Former Regent Donates $25 Million for New Business Building
By Jack McBee
The best graduate business school in Texas is about to get a little bit better—or at least bigger. Thanks to a $25 million gift from Dallas businessman Robert...
UT Plans a New Graduate Business Building
By Jordan Schraeder
A South Texas medical school, a new station for KUT, an incentive pay plan for University leaders—it’s no wonder Thursday’s UT System Board of Regents...
Students in Recovery Pitch in to Clean Stadium
By Lynn Freehill
At 8 a.m. Sunday, when many Texas fans were no doubt sleeping off their hangovers after Saturday’s loss in a night game, some remarkable students were cleaning...
Forty Acres Scholars Watch the Game with Red McCombs
By Rose Cahalan
The Forty Acres Scholars had a great view of Saturday’s football game. They watched it from Red McCombs’ private box. “One of our goals with the...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor