University of Texas Pledges a Harder Line on Sexual Misconduct

UT Pres Fenves: "If a faculty or staff member commits these acts, the consequences will be clear"

"...After months of campus protests and an external review, the University of..."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

University of Texas Announces Plan to Promote Diversity on Campus

Several student demands remain unfulfilled, including divesting from police and removing alma mater roots in minstrelsy

"...On July 13, interim President of UT-Austin Jay Hartzell released a statement titled "A More..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by Selome Hailu

The Windy Side of the Law: Bard for the Defense

You can experience the connection between the law and literature by attending 'The Windy Side of the Law: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night'

"...While the connection between the law and literature might not be readily apparent, colleges and..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Deep in the Heart of Texas Political Scandals

Crimes, carousing, and contravention from the Capitol grounds

"...are even willing to get caught riding around North Texas with three prostitutes in their whip. Rounding out the..."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

The Common Law

Law can be cool – Attend 'Explore UT' at the Law School

"...Anyone interested in the law should think about attending Explore UT this Saturday on..."

March 3, 2006 Column by Luke Ellis

Law of the Land

The Present: Has Hopwood Changed the World?

"...illustration by Jason Stout In March 18, 1996, Texas had the dubious honor of becoming the first state..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Nicole Kleman

The Common Law

People's Law School

"...The People's Law School..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Column by Luke Ellis

A Parliament of Experts

Did 'expert testimony' convict an innocent woman of murder?

"...Jan. 30, 2003, was supposed to be a day off for Victoria Gutierrez. Instead, the then-19-year-old Mexican immigrant was..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Exonerates 13 in 2013

Nationally, more than 1,300 exonerated since 1989

"...Texas counted 13 new exonerations in 2013 – the most..."

Feb. 4, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith

Texas Book Festival 2018: Making History: The Civil Rights Movement in Texas

Uncovering the untold stories of integration at UT

"...would eventually become As We Saw It: The Story of Integration at the University of Texas at Austin, they..."

Oct. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Katarina Brown

Out of Her Cage

Micah Magee explores a Texan's teen pregnancy in Petting Zoo

"...Like the protagonist of her film Petting Zoo, Micah Magee grew up in..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Amy Gentry

A Brief History of School Desegregation

"...v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court establishes the doctrine of "separate but equal," helping to promote segregationist laws and..."

June 10, 2005 News Feature

Margin of Error

Some Texas high schools may be violating the "top 10%" law, which guarantees admission to UT and other Texas colleges and universities, by exaggerating the number of students in the top 10% of their graduating classes.

"...The director of under-graduate admissions at the University of Texas says a..."

April 21, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...The morning of Sunday, Aug. 19, the presid­ent and CEO of Travis..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...to say, "There is no end to the amount of good you can do if you don't seek the..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

The Science of Injustice

Capital murder case highlights Texas courts' resistance to physical evidence

"...Jan. 2, 1999, Daniel Raglind was searching a section of the Sam Houston National Forest with his son Todd..."

Aug. 19, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...the community to pull together to save the pride of the Eastside might have been a turning point for..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The Common Law

Explore UT

"...Anyone interested in the law should think about attending Explore UT this Saturday on..."

March 4, 2005 Column by Luke Ellis

Will Medicaid Buy a Medical School?

Waiver program could have payoff of hundreds of millions

"...Committee heard a wide-ranging four-year tax forecast from each of Travis County's major property-taxing entities. There, amid hopes for..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

University High

Community colleges are pushing "college credit" courses for high school students -- but the education is in doubt.

"...Jane is a straight-A high school student enrolled in a U.S. government course offered by..."

June 8, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Price of Innocence

Law school innocence projects survive budget cuts – for now

"...While budget cuts seem to be the order of the year, it looks – at least for now..."

Jan. 26, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Taking Politics Back to School

State Board of Ed races highlight educational tensions

"...One only has to sit in the State Board of Education's boardroom and look out the window to see..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Texas Faith and Freedom

Samantha Smoot recounts her work with the Texas Freedom Network

"...Samantha Smoot, executive director of the Texas Freedom Network since 1998, recently announced her..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Bill of the Week: Building a Better Texas

Construction industry in need of legislative remodel

"...Construction is big business in Texas. But it's also a dangerous and, at times, underhanded..."

Feb. 2, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Opinion: Let Go of Identity Politics and Vote

Turning Texas blue won't turn it into California

"...I went on one of my bimonthly pandemic walks with my dad the other..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Column by Anna Near

End of the Line

The Passing of Grey Ghost

"...soulful voice that rasped out the blues to generations of listeners is finally silent. The Grey Ghost is gone,..."

July 26, 1996 Music Feature

Sons of Austin

Murph and Ben Willcott develop a new paradigm for the next generation of a beloved family business

"...Watching Talia and Lucy Willcott scamper across the Texas French Bread parking lot to enjoy the playscape installed..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Crime Lab: Evidence of Improvement?

Audits on active forensic labs expected to begin before July's end

"...Austin Police Department shuttered its DNA lab due to out-of-date procedures and unqualified analysts, department officials have tapped a..."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Scrap It or Cap It? What to Do With Texas' Top Ten Percent Law.

Some want to do away with the post-'Hopwood' admissions law, but UT officials and others say it works

"...on Higher Education hearing regarding the Top Ten Percent law governing Texas university admissions agreed that the law –..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Cream of the Crop

Ten Percent Plan Takes True Grit

"...photograph by Doug Potter In the wake of Hopwood, Texas's institutions of higher education are suffering under..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Audrey Duff

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