Qmmunity: Anti-Trans Student-Athlete Bill Slithers Through the Lege

SB 29 voted out of committee for full Texas Senate vote

"...Senate Bill 29, one of many anti-trans student-athlete bills filed this Lege session, has advanced to the..."

April 2, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Qmmunity: Anti-Trans Student-Athlete Bill Revived, Again

Plus, San Marcos Pride Festival and more queer events

"...the governor's five-item agenda? The revival of the anti-trans student-athlete bill that was first filed as Senate Bill 29..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Researchers Find Drug Testing Doesn't Deter Student Use

Random drug testing of high school athletes does not reduce their level of self-reported drug use.

"...& Science University, random drug testing of high school athletes does not reduce their level of self-reported drug use...."

Oct. 28, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Texas House Passes Anti-Trans Sports Bill

HB 25 bans trans students from teams matching their gender identity

"...Last night the Texas House of Representatives approved anti-trans student-athlete legislation, House Bill 25, which bans Texas K-12 students..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Post 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

"...Welcoming Campus," detailing a plan to better support Black students in the future. This comes in response to two..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by Selome Hailu

Top Austin Headlines of 2021: Whole Lotta Lege News, Mostly Bad

May 30: Texas House Democrats walk out en masse at the end of the regular session, thwarting (for a while) not only “election integrity” legislation but also a ban on trans student athletes

"...successful this year in their efforts to pass anti-trans student-athlete legislation, House Bill 25...."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Anti-Trans Sports Bill Heads to Abbott's Desk

HB 25 makes Texas fifth state to pass legislature targeting trans youth this year

"...week in both chambers of the Texas Legislature, anti-trans student-athlete House Bill 25 now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott's..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Then There's This: Double Standard

UT's football losses bring to mind successes of ousted track coach Kearney

"...boot for a decade-passed consensual relationship with an adult student athlete?..."

Sept. 20, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Then There's This: Sex on Campus

In lawsuit, Kearney says UT administrators unfairly singled her out while ignoring others' indiscretions

"...of a consensual relationship she had with an adult student athlete in 2002...."

Nov. 22, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Kearney Sues UT

Former track coach claims race, sex discrimination

"...terminated for having an inappropriate consensual relationship with a student athlete in 2002. The former student reported the relationship..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Post by Amy Smith

Nickels, Dimes, and Quarterbacks

"...UNIVERSITY SPENDING PER STUDENT..."

April 2, 2010 News Feature

Coach's Corner

"...suburb of Chicago, boasts an impressive percentage of college-bound students. They have a trick. It goes like this. You..."

July 7, 1995 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Qmmunity: Anti-Trans SB 29 Dead, For Now

Critical win at the Lege welcomes Pride Month festivities

"...Senate Bill 29 is on its deathbed. The anti-trans student-athlete bill missed a major deadline on Tuesday night (May..."

May 28, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

“Mustard Man” Bijan Robinson Dishes on the Opportunities and Dangers of NIL in College Sports

One college athlete's unique path to getting paid

"...the more creative examples out there of how college athletes can now be paid for the use of their..."

March 13, 2023 SXSW Post by Eric Goodman

Coach's Corner

Coach's farewell column, after a 10-year run, laments the bloated, mercenary state of "amateur" athletics in the U.S.

"...Jerry Jones doesn't own the University of Texas. The athletes, the talent, the true source of all this booty,..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...House Bill 25, which seeks to ban Texan student-athletes from participating on UIL sports teams that don't align..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature

Review: You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey

UT could learn a lot from these "crazy stories about racism"

"...a few wealthy UT-Austin alumni, who responded to Black student-athlete complaints about the racist history of the school song..."

April 13, 2021 Arts Post by Michael King

The AggreGAYtor: January 9

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• The UK tells activist Serigne Tacko Mbengue that..."

Jan. 9, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Point Austin: The Sporting Scene

It's just a Hail Mary pass from Memorial Stadium to Formula One

"...decision is based in the best interest of our student-athletes, coaches, and university constituencies. We are pleased to continue..."

June 18, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Football by the (Negative) Numbers

Welcome to the real athletics budget

"...stadium expansion should not have been accounted as 'benefiting students.'" Considering the relatively paltry $66,000 in biennial losses given..."

April 2, 2010 News Feature by the News Staff

The New Moneyball in National Champions

Ric Roman Waugh calculates the human cost of NCAA profits

"...Saints safety] Malcom Jenkins and all these other professional athletes, and I found out that's very standard practice. These..."

Dec. 28, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Looking Back on 2021 Through a Queer Lens

This year's biggest LGBTQIA stories

"...Independent School District has removed 11 titles from their student book clubs, an English-class exercise where students choose to..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Public Library card annual fee is waived for any student who either lives in or is enrolled in school..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature

Qmmunity: Advocacy Orgs’ Toolkit Informs Trans Students of Their Rights

Plus, don't miss queer crafting, But I'm a Cheerleader screening, and more events

"...digital toolkit to inform K-12 transgender, nonbinary, and genderqueer students and their advocates of their rights in Texas public..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Transphobic Bill Bites Dust: Anti-trans student-athlete bill Senate Bill 29 was nixed by House Public..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature

Notes of a Football Addict (Vol. II)

A roundup of pro and college football

"...that money is made through the hard work of student-athletes barely out of their teens. True, many of them..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Sports Post by John Razook

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...they include HB 25, which seeks to limit trans student-athlete participation; SB 5, which restricts the use of chains..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature

We Have an Issue: Talking Health Care, and Taking Care of the Trans Community

Why are so many Texans uninsured?

"...Waugh's new film, National Champions, a drama about the student-athlete industry starring Stephan James and J.K. Simmons...."

Nov. 19, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Qmmunity: Texas Trans Athletes Fight to Play

That and a bevy of LGBTQ things to do around town

"...House Bill 25 – one of three anti-trans student-athlete bills moving through the Texas Legislature – was heard..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...pandemic relief funds. Lawmakers must also address an anti-trans student-athlete bill, as well as local and state officials' authority..."

Sept. 10, 2021 News Feature

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