Reporting Texas
News and features from UT-Austin's School of Journalism
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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,” […]
