News & Politics
March 11, 2019
Selection of Heather Wilson as Finalist for UT El Paso President Spurs Campus Protests
The protesters' key issue with Wilson was her congressional voting record on LGBT issues.
Education
Best Thing in Texas
March 6, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: This Beaumont Principal’s “Tucked In Tuesdays” Bedtime Reading Warms Our Hearts
Belinda George makes sure that every student at her elementary school gets read to at night.
News & Politics
February 20, 2019
Are Texas Kids Failing? Or Are the Tests Rigged?
Leading educators and testing experts have studied the exams and find that they are asking kids to understand passages aimed two or more years above their grade level.
Sports
January 22, 2019
What Is Matthew McConaughey Going to Do as UT’s “Minister of Culture”?
The actor seemed to give us a preview of his fancy new title at the Longhorn men's basketball game on Saturday.
Politics & Policy
January 15, 2019
At Inauguration, Greg Abbott Declares It’s “Time for Texas to Deliver Real Education Reform”
The first step in that direction came from Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who announced a bill that would give Texas teachers a $5,000 pay raise.
News & Politics
November 26, 2018
A Chat With New UT System Chancellor James Milliken, Who Arrives at a Tumultuous Time
Bill McRaven’s successor is already facing calls to lay off administrators and redefine the system’s mission.
The Culture
November 18, 2018
The Power Issue: Renu Khator Is Working Nonstop to Turn a Commuter School Into a World-class University
The University of Houston chancellor can’t stop, won’t stop.
The Culture
November 18, 2018
The Power Issue: Michael Sorrell Is Bringing Higher Education to the Students Who Need It Most
The president of Dallas’s Paul Quinn College serves the underserved.
News & Politics
November 6, 2018
Meet the Women Whose Persistence Made Texas A&M Change Its Sexual Assault Policies
The university implemented sweeping changes after members of Twelfth Woman and others went public with their experiences.
News & Politics
September 19, 2018
An Alum Asks: Just How Generous Is Rice’s New Financial Aid Policy?
A second-generation Owl argues that his alma mater should consider returning to the days of free tuition.
News & Politics
July 30, 2018
Texas Schools Arresting More of Their Students After Parkland and Santa Fe School Shootings
A report by Texas Appleseed shows that schools are falling back on a zero-tolerance approach that has proven to be harmful to students.
News & Politics
July 17, 2018
Texas A&M and the Nation’s Nuclear Arsenal
Chancellor John Sharp talks to Texas Monthly about a recent $2.5 billion federal contract that makes A&M accountable for ensuring the nation’s nuclear weapons will work if they are ever needed.
The Culture
July 16, 2018
The Racist GroupMe Messages at Texas Tech Demonstrate the Dangers of Online Offensiveness
The group chat among Texas Tech students is only the most recent example of the consequences of offensive digital behavior.
The National Podcast of Texas
July 3, 2018
Admiral William H. McRaven: A Conversation on Patriotism and the Fourth of July
Podcast: Andy Langer speaks with the four-star admiral and newly retired chancellor of the University of Texas system about the holiday and the state of our American ideals.
News & Politics
June 12, 2018
Larry Faulkner Returns to the University of Texas as Interim Chancellor
The former University of Texas at Austin president, who takes over from retiring Chancellor William McRaven, discusses the state of the system.
News & Politics
June 1, 2018
Ruth Simmons, Former Ivy League President, Takes Over at Prairie View A&M
The renowned educator (and native Texan) came out of retirement to lead the historically black university.
News & Politics
May 22, 2018
UT–El Paso President Announces Retirement After 30 Years at the Helm
Diana Natalicio is believed to be the longest serving president of a public university in the country.
The Culture
May 9, 2018
Diana Natalicio: Build a Safe Environment for Women to Come Forward
"Any woman in a higher-profile position—women in administrative and supervisory roles, or faculty role models—has a responsibility to pay close attention to these issues, and to take time to listen when students, faculty or staff seek to talk about them."
The Culture
May 9, 2018
Dilma Da Silva: In Male-Dominated Fields, Create the Work Culture You Wish You Had Come Up In
"When you have companies where women are CEOs, where they really have a hold at the top, it does make a difference. It has changed the culture. Now, you don’t assume that your boss will be playing golf, like the senior vice president that you had 25 or 30 years
The Culture
May 9, 2018
Jan Realini: Help Young Women Practice Standing Up for Themselves
"Women need to know what to look for and how to respond. It should really be taught like a life skill: this is how you do a resume, this is how you manage credit cards, this is how you understand sexual harassment and what to do if you’re in that
News & Politics
May 4, 2018
UT Tyler Canceled More Than 50 Scholarships for International Students With Almost No Notice
Budgetary shortfalls have left dozens of students from Nepal in the lurch.
The Culture
April 13, 2018
The Future Is Bilingual
Former state senator Leticia Van de Putte and Representative Diego Bernal discuss the childhood experiences that shaped their priorities for San Antonio’s—and the state’s—public schools.
News & Politics
March 23, 2018
The University of Texas Is Pursuing Rex Tillerson As Chancellor
It looks like Tillerson could be closing in on a new gig.
Business
February 9, 2018
The Empire Strikes Back, Texas Republican Style
Abbott and Patrick are bringing the power of incumbency to bear against a Rebellion of educators, business leaders and moderate Republicans.
Politics & Policy
December 15, 2017
University Presidents Say Tax Reform Policy Will Hurt Texas Higher Education
Guest Column: University of Texas, Trinity University presidents believe the Congressional tax reform bill will limit endowments, student aid.
Politics & Policy
November 16, 2017
Thursday Night Lights Illuminated Segregation in Texas High School Football
Guest column: This is a landmark anniversary of the end of race divisions on the gridiron.
Energy
November 9, 2017
Can Engineers Convert Heat from Pavements into Clean Energy?
A recent grant can help the UTSA team improve their thermal energy-harvesting system.
Politics & Policy
November 9, 2017
Improved Civics Education Needed for Democracy To Survive
Guest Column: Thomas Jefferson said no nation can be ”both ignorant and free.”
Politics & Policy
September 19, 2017
The Uncertain Future of 124,000 DACA Recipients In Texas
We talked to the professor who has spent his life researching undocumented youth.
The Daily Post
August 24, 2017
Putting an End to Lunch Shaming
The Texas Lege has provided a temporary fix to a statewide problem in public schools.
Chat
August 23, 2017
Baylor’s New President Turns to Faith
Returning to the place where she began her career, Linda Livingstone looks to repair the university’s reputation.
The Daily Post
August 23, 2017
A Houston Area Kindergartener Was Rejected From His School For Having Long Hair
The four-year-old was told not to return until he gets a haircut.
Business
August 18, 2017
The Worst Little Statehouse in Texas
Where the pygmies have gone deaf.
The Daily Post
August 16, 2017
The Battle Against Affirmative Action Continues After Fisher v. UT Austin
Unsurprisingly, Texas still plays a major role in the fight.
The Daily Post
August 15, 2017
Texas A&M Could Face Legal Action for Canceling a White Nationalist Rally
The decision to cancel a White Lives Matter rally could land the Aggies in court.
The Daily Post
August 8, 2017
SMU Student Groups: Moving The 9/11 Memorial Restricts Freedom of Speech
Students believed the original language in the policy would consider a 9/11 memorial “triggering, harmful, or harassing.”
Politics & Policy
August 4, 2017
The School Funding Crisis Facing Rural Schools
A key program that has funded struggling school districts expires this year, and school superintendents are bracing for the fallout.
News & Politics
July 25, 2017
Country Revival
Texas A&M is booming: new construction, world-renowned academics, and sports teams on the rise. The man behind all this success is the pickup-driving, straight-talking politician turned system chancellor John Sharp.
July 20, 2017
Editor’s Letter
A Longhorn gives the Aggies their due.
The Daily Post
June 15, 2017
Gene Simmons Wants to Trademark a Familiar-Looking Hand Gesture
He just wants to rock and roll all night, and hook ’em every day.
Politics & Policy
June 9, 2017
Hullabaloo, Qatar, Qatar!
Texas A&M at Qatar and the Middle East squabble.
Texas History
June 5, 2017
The Return of Jefferson Davis
Over a year after its removal from the University of Texas at Austin's Main Mall, the controversial Jefferson Davis statue has found a new home on campus.
Politics & Policy
June 1, 2017
A Wisconsin Case Could Send a Message to Texas
A federal court rules that a transgender boy should be able to use the bathroom he identifies with.
Politics & Policy
May 5, 2017
The Partisans Are Coming for Your Cities and Schools
Democrats and Republicans are turning non-partisan elections partisan.
The Daily Post
May 4, 2017
UT Gathers To Remember Harrison Brown
An on-campus vigil honors the life of the student who died in a tragic stabbing incident on Monday.
The Daily Post
May 3, 2017
There Have Been Two More Violent Attacks at Texas Schools Since Monday’s Stabbing at UT
On Tuesday, a boy was stabbed at Brewer High School in Fort Worth, and Wednesday two people were killed at North Lake College in Irving in an apparent murder-suicide.
The Daily Post
May 1, 2017
Everything we Know About the Stabbing on the UT Campus
Three people were injured and one person has died following a stabbing on the University of Texas at Austin's campus on Monday.
The Daily Post
April 25, 2017
Anonymous Group Vandalizes Fraternity Houses At UT Austin
Vandalism appears around frat houses at the University of Texas at Austin.
The Daily Post
April 18, 2017
University-Themed Body Armor: The Satirical Take on Campus Carry
A video from the people behind the ”Cocks Not Glocks” protest last August attacks the topic with satire.
Politics & Policy
April 7, 2017
Senate Budget Slams Texas’s Colleges and Universities
Upper chamber’s version of the budget would slice $219 million from higher education.