Texas Dance Team Makes Program History at 2025 NDA College Nationals

byHope Vanderburg

Longhorn pride shined bright in Daytona Beach, Florida over the weekend as the University of Texas Dance Team took the stage at the National Dance Alliance College Nationals. “It’s really awesome that we get to prepare for something as grand as it is,” said Texas Dance Team Assistant Coach Kelby Fipps. As a D1A school, […]

Uniquely Austin Radio Station KOOP Celebrates 30 Years on Air

byAmber Williams

“Happy Birthday KOOP,” Shinyribs’ frontman Kevin Russell announced from a purple-lit stage at Antone’s Nightclub. The tightly packed crowd swayed like sea grass as waves of reggae-sprinkled soul-funk flowed from the eight-piece band. “Never trust anyone over 30, though,” he joked. On this February night, attendees celebrated three decades of Austin’s only cooperatively run radio […]

‘In With the New,’ Out With the Old: New Waste Systems at Moody College of Communication

byGabriella Vukman

  Ahead of Earth Month, the daily habits of students at UT’s Moody College of Communication have been interrupted. There is an air of change sweeping through the halls of Moody College, and UT’s Resource Recovery is the reason why. In the name of sustainability and diverting waste from landfills, a new garbage organizing system […]

Reporting Texas TV – April 10, 2025

Journalism students at the University of Texas at Austin produced their fourth 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 […]

The University of Texas Eliminates Flag Requirements on the First Day of Registration

byAriel Doss

The University of Texas announced Monday it will discontinue Flag courses. Citing the need for each college and major to determine which courses best serve students. “As an advisor, you always hear rumors of certain policy changes,” Doug Haake said.”So it didn’t completely catch me by surprise.” The announcement came on the first day of […]

A Celebratory Year at Dell Diamond

byGrabiel Silva

*The reporter has a working relationship with an interviewee in the story below. Last week, Round Rock’s minor league baseball team, the Round Rock Express, held their home opening series against the Toledo Mud Hens Saturday. The Express won five out of the six games in the series for a successful start to the season. […]

Sending Students to The Final Four

byGiorgy Ruiz

Full disclosure: I am a student leader with The Charge, a spirit organization dedicated to supporting Texas Women’s Basketball. In coordination with Texas Athletics, I helped identify group members who were interested in attending the Final Four in Tampa. Reagan Neely from Texas Athletics contacted me directly to help gather names, and I shared student […]

UT Students Rally Around Man Eating Entire Rotisserie Chicken

byNicholas Pantaleoni

University of Texas Students gathered to watch one student, Gregory Fossati, take on a single H-E-B rotisserie chicken in one sitting on April 5.  What began as an inside joke among friends turned into an inspirational spectacle on the South Lawn. Event organizer Taryn Jones, who has a tradition of posting humorous flyers every April […]

How University Theater Guild Turns Consistent Profits Despite Being Student-Funded

byJoseph Sweeney

The University Theater Guild will host their third and final show of the semester, ‘Into the Woods,’ at the William C. Power Student Activity Center from April 18 to 20.  An adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s musical of the same name, the show is a mash-up of various fairy tale characters, from Cinderella to Little Red […]

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 […]