UT-Austin Students Can’t Afford the Rent
Rising prices in West Campus leave learners scrambling for affordable housing options, with some paying up to $2000 a month per room.
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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.
Challenging Austin Exceptionalism
A new book explores the lives of 11 city-dwellers disenfranchised from Austin's financial success.