Hungry Texans Lose Access to Millions of Pounds of Food as USDA Cuts Deliveries to Texas Food Banks

byMadeline de Figueiredo

Recent cuts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture have forced the cancellation of 396 food deliveries to Texas food banks, putting at risk nearly 12 million pounds of food valued at $19 million and intended for emergency food assistance. 

Mother of 3 Detained in Hays County ICE Raid Say Siblings Have No Gang Ties

byMeredith McKelvey

A 16-year-old boy and his older siblings, both in their early 20s, were detained with more than 40 others during a law enforcement raid at a party in Hays County. According to a press statement, the raid was the result of a federal investigation into a Venezuelan gang that has become a target of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement.
The siblings’ mother told Reporting Texas that the authorities are wrong.
“I want the public to know that my children are not linked to any gang, as the government is saying,” the mother said.
The siblings remain detained at an undisclosed location.

Reporting Texas TV – April 3, 2025

Journalism students at the University of Texas at Austin produced their third newscast for the Spring 2025 semester. Our mission is to empower students with hands-on journalism experience while providing our audience with insightful coverage of campus events, local news, and issues that matter most. By fostering a collaborative environment, we cultivate the next generation […]

Texas is One Step Closer to Banning THC – Here’s What That Might Look Like

byGracie Kirschner

The Texas Senate passed a statewide ban on March 19 on all forms of THC, the primary psychoactive compound found in cannabis or marijuana. Senate Bill 3 was named one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s priority bills for this session and aims to crack down on the state’s booming consumable hemp market.  This comes after […]

Traveling Vintage Expo Comes to Austin

byAle de la Fuente

Time Travelers Vintage Expo stopped by the Palmer Events Center in Austin for a one-day-only event last Saturday, where featured vendors from all over the country sold vintage clothing and home goods. “We have a little bit of everything,” owner Sarah Frick said. “It’s in the name ‘Time Travelers,’ so we have all decades.” Based […]

HONK! Texas Brings the Beat to Austin’s Streets

byVictoria Hayden

Trumpets blare and drums pulse as a brass band takes the stage, sending waves of music through the crowd gathered at Pan Am Park in East Austin on March 30.  Honk!Tx is a nonprofit festival that brings street and brass bands from across the city and country to perform for free in the public spaces […]

Texas Relays Returns to Austin for its 97th Year

bySantiago Ortiz

When thinking of major track and field events in Texas, the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays stand out as one of the most prestigious.  Since its inception in 1925, the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays have drawn elite athletes, coaches and fans from across the country to Mike A. Myers Stadium. The Texas Relays have become a […]

Vandegrift Boys Soccer One Win Away from Playing for State Championship

by Luke Lawhorn

The Vandegrift High School boys soccer team is one win away from finishing what last season’s team started. After suffering a heartbreaking loss in the Class 6A state semifinals a year ago and losing nine of their 11 starters, the new-look Vipers are positioned to make history in the Division II side of the bracket. […]

Texas Rep. Pushes Bill to Allow Sports-Driven High School Transfers

byGrace Gates

One member of the Texas House is challenging the University Interscholastic League’s longtime ban on transferring schools for athletic reasons.  Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins,D-San Antonio, said she filed House Bill 619 after hearing the story of three San Marcos student-athletes who lost years of eligibility due to the current rule. Under the bill, high school students […]

Universities Across Texas Gather for Annual K-Pop Dance Showcase

byHope Vanderburg

Korean pop music, widely known as K-pop, has skyrocketed in popularity across the U.S. over the past decade.  “K-pop is everywhere at this point. You can go to the grocery store and hear it,” said KMA Dance Coordinator Karena Pan. But for K-pop dancers, it’s much more than a music genre. “This community is very […]

The Paramount Theatre: A Timeless Legacy and Its Friendly Ghosts

byAngeliki Craddock

In the heart of Austin, the Paramount Theatre, the crown jewel of Congress Avenue, has played a major role in the city’s culture and is home to at least three ghosts, making it a place where history and hauntings harmonize. “And then I turn around… and there is a woman in white just floating where […]

Rooftop Soccer Aims to Build Community Above Downtown Austin

byLuke Lawhorn

Austin’s soccer popularity can be seen through the sold-out crowds for its Major League Soccer team, Austin FC, and the strength of its high school soccer programs. Austinites also have a thriving network of pickup games running in parks. In a country where medical experts report people are losing fitness and a sense of community, Vanta Athletics is striving to keep the two together.
Vanta is Austin’s first and only rooftop soccer facility, available for memberships for anyone 18 or older. The field, which sits on top of a parking garage at 300 San Antonio St., was built in two days by its founders, Sam Clark and Tanner Friesen, last August.

Draggieland Pageant Goes on After Judge Nixes A&M’s Drag Show Ban

byShunya Carroll

Maria Maria hit each choreographed step like an athlete. Her routine elevated classic New York voguing to a gymnast’s floor routine. The four to the floor pop medley was almost drowned out by the crowd’s cheering. 
This wasn’t a national stadium tour. It was Draggieland.
The biggest drag show in College Station prevailed Thursday over Texas A&M University’s attempt to ban drag performances on campus.

Reporting Texas TV – March 27, 2025

Journalism students at the University of Texas at Austin produced their second newscast for the Spring 2025 semester. Our mission is to empower students with hands-on journalism experience while providing our audience with insightful coverage of campus events, local news, and issues that matter most. By fostering a collaborative environment, we cultivate the next generation […]

Austin’s Astronomical Sights: An Exhibition Out of this World

byGabriella Vukman

The Texas Science and Natural History Museum is now home to a replica of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, the largest land-based telescope in North America. Commemorating the McDonald Observatory and its work with the real Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) to map the early universe and decipher dark energy, the replica is part of an exhibition based on […]

Austin Rodeo Spurs Business for Local Artists and Vendors

bySantiago Ortiz

From March 14 to 29, the Austin Rodeo attracts thousands of visitors, giving a significant economic boost to local businesses and artists who depend on the event for exposure and sales. Many see the rodeo as a unique opportunity to connect with customers and grow their brands, from musicians to vendors. In 2024, the event […]

How Nonprofit Tango Charities Fights To Feed Families

byNia Armstrong

South Austin Beer Garden is a popular venue bustling at night, but it might surprise you to know that by morning, volunteers come together to fight food insecurity in Austin. Every fourth Saturday, hunger-based food organization Tango Charities hosts its Feed The City Austin event. Volunteers bring supplies including lunch meat, cheese, bread and tangerines, […]

Not Just for Boys: The Push to Make Girls’ Flag Football a Varsity Sport

byAriel Doss

Girls’ flag football is a sanctioned high school varsity sport in just 14 states, but advocates–from small high schools to the NFL–are pushing to expand it. The legitimization of girls’ flag football by a state is able to expand participation and provide more resources to female athletes, but it might open doors for girls beyond […]

A New Era at the Disch

byGrabiel Silva

Over 21,000 fans packed UFCU Disch-Falk Field for Texas baseball’s weekend series against the No. 2 LSU Tigers. After Texas moved to the SEC from the Big 12 last summer, the series against LSU marked the baseball team’s first SEC home series. The SEC is full of great baseball teams, with 10 teams ranked in […]

Forty Acres Musicians Compete in Battle of the Bands

byJoseph Sweeney

UT Musician Camille Stites sings at the William C. Powers Student Activity Center Auditorium as part of Campus Events + Entertainment’s Battle of the Bands on Tuesday, March 11. Stites and her band will open for rapper A$AP Ferg at E+E’s 40 Acres Fest this Saturday.  Campus Events + Entertainment’s Headliners Committee hosted a Battle […]