Going Extinct in Texas
Declaring an endangered species officially gone can take decades.
University of Texas at Austin
Roe’s Grassroots Beginnings
Student organizations at the University of Texas at Austin played a key role in the landmark court case.
A Texas Professor’s Guide to Learning Black History
Texas Professor Leonard N. Moore’s “Teaching Black History to White People” is a memoir, history lesson, and instructional manual.
In Their Rush to Appear Pro-Israel, Texas Lawmakers May Have Stepped on Free Speech
A growing number of people have reported that a state law is forcing them to choose between their political beliefs and payment for their labor.
Cody Wilson, Austin’s Edgelord Prince
A new documentary and a 2016 memoir by the 3-D-printed-gun designer reveal a vision of Austin as a paranoid libertarian mecca.
On Inauguration Day, UT-Austin Students Demand School Be ‘Sanctuary from Oppression’
Hundreds of students gathered at UT-Austin to inaugurate resistance to the Trump administration.
Anti-Trump Students Shut Down Austin Streets and Bridges
After gathering around noon at the campus’ main mall, the marchers blocked traffic on the South First Street and Congress bridges on their way to the Capitol.
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Texas Districts Pass UIL Restriction on Trans Athletes
Controversial UIL rule would base trans student athletes' gender on their birth certificates.