Mimicking Nature – Prescribed Fires in the Texas Hill Country

byAngelica Ruzanova

The fire station at Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge resembles a cross between military barracks and a dorm room. Dusty cans labeled “dehydrated water,” unlaced boots a few sizes too big, and an untuned guitar clutter the space. Engine Captain Caleb Thyer calls nearby homeowners to issue an important notification. A prescribed burn is planned […]

Reporting Texas TV – April 17, 2025

Journalism students at the University of Texas at Austin produced their fifth 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 Lifeguards Allege Grooming and Sexual Misconduct, Alongside Inaction from City Officials.

byElijah Carll

Every summer, thousands of residents and tourists come to visit the dozens of public pools around Austin. Barton Springs, one of the most popular, has brought in around 800,000 visitors in recent years, according to the City of Austin.  Ellyna Thompson started lifeguarding there when she was 18 years old, soon after graduating from high […]

Earth Day ATX 2025 Brings Sustainability Education to East Austin

byNia Armstrong

Austinites gathered at Huston-Tillotson University on Saturday for Earth Day ATX 2025. Nonprofit organization Earth Day Austin hosted the annual educational festival with the goal of empowering the public to make sustainable choices. “As a native of East Austin, we aren’t always taught about these things,” said Eric Byrd, festival coordinator. “One of my favorite […]

Student Band West 22nd Sells Out Opening Show Ahead of U.S. Tour

byAle de la Fuente

“So apparently we sold out,” Logan Madsen said to the cheering crowd after an electric performance of “Sunburns,” a song that boasts more than 3 million streams on Spotify. Madsen had just started college when he met guitarists Gabe Acevedo and Jeremy Ancheta, who suggested starting a band. “I never thought it was in my […]

Students Demand a Living Wage for Graduate Student Appreciation Week

by Eden Shamy

Last week marked Graduate Student Appreciation Week, but many at the University of Texas at Austin say they don’t feel appreciated while making less than a living wage. “I feel like I’m just a source of labor for them,” said graduate student Noah DiAntonio. A group of graduate students known as Underpaid at UT launched […]

Pink Barbie Power Comes to Austin

byVictoria Hayden

Roller skates glide and cameras flash as visitors step into a Barbie pop-up dream on Sixth Street in Austin, Texas.  The immersive experience is the latest from Bucket Listers. The company is known for transforming nostalgia and pop culture into real-life experiences, with pop-ups inspired by everything from hit TV shows to iconic characters. After […]

‘Our Existence, It is the Resistance’: Students Walk Out of Class, Protest for Immigrant Rights

byAreebah Bharmal

About two dozen students gathered at the University of Texas at Austin’s Main Mall last week to protest for immigrant rights. The walkout and demonstration was organized by Austin’s chapter of Students for a Democratic Society. “We’re here to declare that our student voice cannot be crushed and cannot be censored and cannot be broken,” […]

Local Businesses Pause Purchasing Due to Tariff Uncertainty

byGrace Gates

The Trump Administration has seemingly reached a stationary tariff policy as it works to negotiate with countries— Japan and Italy began talks this week.  With specific reciprocal tariffs paused for 90 days, most countries face a 10% duty, but China has found itself in a more intense position After the nation imposed retaliatory tariffs, the […]

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.