Thirty Years Ago, UT Student Athletes Fought for Racial Justice
In 1990, Longhorn student athletes marched through campus united against racism. Their movement continues through players still calling for change today.
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Sports
June 17, 2020
The Damning History Behind UT’s ‘The Eyes of Texas’ Song
Student athletes wrote a letter urging officials to change the tune, which was first performed in a minstrel show.
Music
June 17, 2020
Under the “Noveller” Moniker, a UT Alum Conjures Anxious and Hopeful Guitar Symphonies
Sarah Lipstate, Iggy Pop’s new favorite guitarist, approached her new album as a puzzle.
Health
June 12, 2020
How a Texas Expert on Swine Flu Had to Change Her Game
UT epidemiologist Lauren Ancel Meyers spent her career planning for infectious disease outbreaks. She has had to rapidly adapt to the very different challenges posed by the novel coronavirus.
News & Politics
June 11, 2019
‘Say Yes to the Scary’: The Best Advice From 2019’s Texas College Commencement Addresses
We watched a host of graduation speeches from the state’s hundreds of universities, and these are the ones we found most inspiring.
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.
Books
February 19, 2019
How UT Press Scored Its First Best-Seller in Decades
Hanif Abdurraqib's new book about hip-hop pioneers A Tribe Called Quest has reached No. 8 on the New York Times list.
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.
Arts & Entertainment
February 15, 2018
Unveiling Ellsworth Kelly’s ‘Austin’
The debut of a destination showpiece on the University of Texas campus marks a turning point for the Capital City.
Texas History
August 21, 2017
Removing Confederate Monuments Won’t Erase History, But Could Correct It
The revisionist history behind Confederate monuments.
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.
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 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 4, 2017
The University of Texas at Austin Remembers Haruka Weiser
Since her death a year ago, UT has worked with Weiser’s family to emphasize campus safety.
Film & TV
March 14, 2017
Director and Actor Noël Wells on Her New Film, Austin, and Mexican Food
San Antonio native Noël Wells chatted with us about her directorial debut, ‘Mr. Roosevelt,' which premiered at SXSW.
Politics & Policy
March 10, 2017
SXSW 2017 Interactive Preview: Some of Our Must-Attend Sessions
From Planned Parenthood's CEO to former VP Joe Biden, here are some of our most anticipated SXSW interactive sessions.
Texas History
October 12, 2016
New York’s Paramount Building Is Freezing Its Clock To Honor UT Tower Shooting Victims
A reminder that Charles Whitman’s shooting spree resonated far outside of Texas.
The Culture
September 21, 2016
Huddle Up
Why tailgating with my family and friends (and a million other fans) is my favorite part of college football.
Sports
August 29, 2016
The University Of Texas Is Going After A Donut Shop
The hook ’em sign in donut form has been a part of the bakery’s brand for years—but UT lawyers are suddenly unhappy.
The Daily Post
August 25, 2016
Cocks Not Glocks, Or How To Fight Absurdity With Absurdity
Cocks Not Glocks: “Wear your dildo until they take the guns off our campuses!”
Sports
August 6, 2016
UT-Austin Runner Tweets Her Olympic Aspirations Into Existence
If this doesn't inspire you, what will?
True Crime
August 2, 2016
96 Minutes
At 11:48 a.m. on August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman began firing his rifle from the top of the University of Texas Tower at anyone and everyone in his sights. At 1:24 p.m., he was gunned down himself. The lives of the people who witnessed the sniper’s spree firsthand would never
Politics & Policy
July 31, 2016
Memorial Day
Fifty years after the Tower shooting, the University of Texas is finally honoring the victims. What took so long?
Sports
July 26, 2016
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Baseball, an old and idiosyncratic game, loses and old and idiosyncratic field.
Health
July 6, 2016
A Better Pill to Swallow
The dean of Dell Medical School wants to reinvent health care for the twenty-first century.
Sports
February 23, 2016
Mack Brown Will Be Assessing The Viability Of A UTRGV Football Program
Will UTRGV's football program remain undefeated?
The Daily Post
November 11, 2015
The New UT System Hiring Practice That Could Have Helped Mizzou
The UT System's version of the Rooney Rule could lead to more diversity in hiring. Here's why that is necessary.
The Daily Post
October 13, 2015
The UT Grad Protesting Campus Carry With Sex Toys Is Getting Death Threats
Guns: Legal to carry on campus. Sex toys: Not so much.
Politics & Policy
October 8, 2015
The Supreme Court Could Hear Two Texas-Based Cases This Term
The U.S. Supreme Court could take on affirmative action and abortion restrictions, two cases originating from Texas.
Sports
September 17, 2015
The Four-Star Chancellor
After retiring from a celebrated career in the Navy, William McRaven takes on a new fight: the battle over higher education.
Sports
September 14, 2015
I, Robot. You, Ball.
A group of UT computer scientists tries to program a team of machines to play soccer like the pros.
The Daily Post
August 13, 2015
The University Of Texas Is Moving The Jefferson Davis Statue From the Main Mall
Four other Confederates will maintain their vigil over the university, but Jefferson Davis is being moved out of plain sight.
Sports
June 4, 2015
The New UT President Wants to Sell Beer at Football Games
UNT and SMU are among the handful of schools in the country where fans can get drunk while they’re at the game—and new UT President Greg Fenves wants Darrell K. Royal Stadium to join them.
The Daily Post
February 10, 2015
A UT Fraternity Threw Another Racist Party
Texas Fiji said the party was supposed to be “Western themed,” which guests somehow interpreted as “border patrol.”
The Daily Post
January 21, 2015
The University of Texas: Home of the Sugar Babies?
As tuition prices climb and student debt rates increase, UT-Austin students look for, ahem, financial aid on an online dating site with a weird twist.
Film & TV
October 30, 2014
Students, Beware of “Breast Perception Studies”
A 23-year-old UT-D graduate at Google allegedly attempted to extort nude photos from his former classmates by posing as a breast researcher.
The Daily Post
October 22, 2014
UT’s Football Program Is the Most Profitable in the Country. By a Lot.
You can make jokes about the team's 3-4 record, but $109 million in revenue has Texas football laughing all the way to the bank.
Sports
September 29, 2014
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Met with Charlie Strong in Austin to Talk “Core Values” this Weekend
As the NFL attempts to clean up its image, the first college coach they met with was the no-nonsense new head of the Longhorns.
The Daily Post
August 28, 2014
Are Texas A&M And UTEP Two Of The Top Ten Schools In America?
A new list of college rankings from Washington Monthly puts two Texas schools in the top ten—but not the two you might expect.
Sports
August 6, 2014
Charlie Strong Knows What You’re Thinking
And the Longhorns head football coach is ready to get out there and play ball.
Sports
August 6, 2014
Can Steve Patterson Fill This Stadium?
It was just last year—amid spectacular losses and dramatic resignations—that the University of Texas saw its sports program go up in flames. As the new athletics director knows, a return to glory now rides on one person: him.
Politics & Policy
July 9, 2014
Is This the Most Dangerous Man in Texas?
University of Texas regent Wallace Hall has been accused of leading a witch hunt against UT-Austin president William Powers. But the Dallas investor insists he's doing his job. And he doesn't care what you think.
Sports
June 10, 2014
Mack Brown’s Resignation Impacted at Least 103 Coaching Jobs Around the Country
That's at 47 colleges, 4 NFL teams, and 2 high schools, according to some exhaustive reporting from ESPN. What, no CFL?
Politics & Policy
April 10, 2014
Terror at Noon
On a sweltering Monday in August 1966, Charles Whitman climbed to the top of the University of Texas Tower and began shooting pedestrians below, killing eleven people and forever altering the lives of many others. In this excerpt from her new novel, Elizabeth Crook reimagines the day that changed everything.
The Daily Post
April 3, 2014
Texas Athletic Director Steve Patterson Is Cool With Abandoning The Three-Year-Rule For College Football Players To Enter The NFL
Patterson's desire to take the UT brand to China and Dubai may have grabbed the headlines, but the bigger deal could be that he's comfortable dropping the three-year-rule that requires college football players to wait to enter the NFL Draft.
Sports
February 12, 2014
Not Just Semi-Opinionated
The legendary Dan Jenkins has been covering sports since the forties. Things have not improved.
The Culture
January 10, 2014
All’s Farrah In Love
The juiciest celebrity trial of the year concluded in December but not, alas, with a satisfactory answer to the most important question of all: Who was Farrah Fawcett’s true love?
Sports
January 6, 2014
Texas’ New Football Coach Is Black So Guess What That Means
According to various pundits, he's "not a hip hop coach," but that won't stop them from comparing him to Arsenio Hall.
Sports
December 5, 2013
A Season in Hell
You know, when you’re surveying the struggles of Longhorn nation from Joe Jamail’s skybox, things don’t look so bad.