More than 600 University of Texas faculty members sign letter expressing 'no confidence' in president Jay Hartzell
The letter cites Hartzell's response to on-campus pro-Palestine protests, as well as his response to Senate Bill 17.
GOP leaders praise UT Austin’s Jay Hartzell as university presidents take heat over protest response
“President [Hartzell] is exactly the right man at the right time to lead our state’s flagship university,” said state Rep.
Meet the University of Texas dean who learned to rock, which helps his Parkinson's
Allan Cole picked up a bass and joined some rock bands. It's one of the ways he helps his Parkinson's disease.
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Point Austin: Everything Old Is New Again
From 2005-2020, now-retired Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city and state politics from a progressive ...
Legalized marijuana supporters hope voters in this Texas city will send a message to state lawmakers
There is no process in Texas for a voter-driven statewide referendum. So, supporters are going city by city to build ...
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New Round of Arrests at University of Texas as Protesters Defy Governor
By Neelam Bohra and J. David Goodman Neelam Bohra reported from Austin and J. David Goodman from Houston. April 29, 2024 Police officers from the University of Texas at Austin and state troopers ...
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Dozens more arrested at UT-Austin as police use pepper spray, flash bangs to break up protests
Last Wednesday, a nearly identical scene unfolded after campus police clashed with pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the University of Texas at Austin. Law enforcement responded with more force on ...
Several Austin area hospitals received A and B grades. Here's which ones got a C
The bad news: the Austin area now has four hospitals receiving a C grade: Dell Seton Medical Center, Baylor Scott & White ...
Majority of anti-Israel protestors arrested at U of Texas weren’t from the school: report
This is calculated, intentional and, we believe, orchestrated and led by those outside our University community,” the school said.