Reporting Texas
News and features from UT-Austin's School of Journalism
byAlly Bonsall
Following crises like the death of loved ones, IVF struggles and political turmoil, singer Sara Bareilles said she has learned that grief does not need to be fixed; it needs to be witnessed.
The Grammy Award-winning singer, actress and composer shared her ideas surrounding grief with students from the University of Texas School of Social Work at the Cactus Cafe on Tuesday.
“The experience of grief is so universal,” Bareilles said. “People are tethered to this network that we don’t talk about. We don’t realize it’s a deep point of connection always.”
byRachel N. Madison
From its origins as a connective Central Texas strip to bustling retail hub to the site of countless indie films, South Congress Avenue has long been one of Austin’s iconic spots. But the street’s fame is taking a toll. Around a dozen of the street’s legacy businesses have relocated or closed their doors entirely over […]
byOISAKHOSE AGHOMO
Near a nondescript building in North Austin, if you listen hard, you can hear Mimi and Rodolfo falling in love.
As the Austin Opera prepares for its upcoming opening of “La Boheme,” it’s on the upswing into a new era – despite the recent turbulence surrounding the classical arts at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. And while the actor Timothee Chalamet recently said “no one cares about” opera and ballet, Austin Opera is building its future.
byOisakhose Aghomo
Experts say Gen Z, the generation born between 1997 and 2012, is struggling to navigate real-life sex and dating culture in a digital age, and research points to this generation having less sex. Now, their teenage counterparts will have less access to information about sex after parents’ rights groups successfully lobbied for a new law that restricts Texas schools from teaching sex education or providing student health services unless parents have specifically authorized it.