Reporting Texas TV – March 13, 2025

Journalism students at the University of Texas at Austin produced their first 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 First Women’s Sports Bar Set to Open on Guadalupe Street

byGiorgy Ruiz

  1972 Pub remains under construction on Guadalupe Street in Austin as of March 13. Women’s sports are about to get a new kind of recognition in Austin. Set to open on March 19, 1972 Pub will be the city’s first sports bar dedicated exclusively to women’s collegiate and professional athletics.  The pub will take […]

Texas Rowing Begins Season with Eyes on Fourth National Title in Five Years

byLuke Lawhorn

The University of Texas rowing team is beginning its chase for the program’s fourth NCAA championship in five years as the Longhorns prepare to kick off the season later this month.  Texas’ schedule includes three regular-season meets before the Southeastern Conference Championship on May 11. The NCAA Championships will conclude on June 1.  The three […]

Students Showcase Their Unique Abilities at UT’s Oldest Talent Show

byHope Vanderburg

When thinking of University of Texas traditions, the iconic Tower, the Hook ‘Em hand sign or Smokey the Cannon may come to mind. However, Campus Events and Entertainment’s annual Texas Revue has been around even longer than these legendary UT symbols.  “To be part of something like this and still know that I have an […]

International Women’s Day Brings Pro-Choice Rallies to Austin

byEden Shamy

Austinites marked International Women’s Day on March 8 with pro-choice parties, and rallies at the Texas Capitol drew hundreds of protesters. “Women created this planet. We are the world,” said Minx Leal, an organizer with Women’s March. The afternoon rally protested discrimination against women and called for an end to the state’s near-total abortion ban. […]

A Coffee-Fueled Alternative to Nightlife DJ Sets

byVictoria Hayden

The aroma of espresso fills the air as music from outside drifts into a coffee shop in South Austin on March 8. Beats, Arts & Brews at Dear Austin Coffee Bar is one of many morning DJ events to happen at coffee shops. It offered live mixed music by DJ Cassidy, limited free espresso and […]

Home Sweet … Hotel? Students Uprooted from Faulty Student Housing Complex

byRebecca Butler

Stella Perez planned to have an at-home date with her boyfriend on Valentine’s Day. Instead, she got a call from her student housing complex, Crest at Pearl, that she would be evacuated and relocated to a hotel room for “routine inspections” in her unit.  She spent the rest of Valentine’s weekend in a hotel and the next month haggling with the apartments.
She’s since learned that Crest at Pearl, 706 W. Martin Luther King Blvd. just southwest of the University of Texas campus, has had four code complaints filed against it over two years for structural problems.
Crest at Pearl, built in 2014, is one of 14 student living complexes in Austin’s West Campus neighborhood owned and managed by the Austin-based property management company American Campus Communities. 

Texas’ Suicide Hotline, Overburdened and Underfunded, Could Get Support from a Proposed Bill.

byMadeline De Figueiredox

Each month, thousands of Texans reach out for support in difficult moments by dialing 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. But, for some, their calls are met with long wait times and multiple transfers to out-of-state centers. Texas faces a $7 million shortfall in funding for the 988 system.

Texans Rally in Defense of Science and Against Trump Administration Cuts

byMadeline De Figueiredo

Hundreds gathered in front of the Texas Capitol for a “Stand Up to Science” rally Friday, demanding the defense of scientific integrity, expanded funding and the protection of diversity in research. The rally, one of 32 in cities across the country, was organized in response to the Trump administration’s cuts to scientific funding, the removal […]

Reporting Texas TV – March 6, 2025

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

Black Artistry Takes the Spotlight at Culture Shock

byNia Armstrong

The University of Texas Culture Shock Committee hosted its annual Culture Shock talent show at the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center (WCP) on Feb. 20. Culture Shock showcased 13 acts including slam poetry, musicians, dances and featured two performances by Black Fraternities Omega Psi Phi Inc. and Kappa Alpha Phi Inc. This year’s […]

Local Foundation Holds Charity Event on Three-Year Anniversary of Russia-Ukraine War

byAle de la Fuente

Liberty Ukraine Co-founder Tonya Levchuk united the Ukrainian and Austin community after a tense first few weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term. The Liberty Ukraine Foundation held a charity event titled “Defenders of Freedom” downtown on Feb. 23. The night featured homemade traditional food and live entertainment from singers such as Texas native Bria […]

Art Show Explores Intersection of Politics, Art

byAreebah Bharmal

Paintings and photographs lined the walls of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs lobby Feb. 18 for the “Art is Activism: Visions of Liberation art show.” The event explored the intersection of politics and art and touched on themes such as freedom and liberation. “Today is about letting artists have that space to […]

Student Engineers Develop Firefighting Robot as Wildfire Fears Rise

byElijah Carll

According to a 2024 CoreLogic risk report, Austin ranks as the fifth most at-risk city for wildfire destruction nationwide. That same year, wildfires burned 1.3 million acres in Texas, and with high winds sweeping across the state Tuesday, officials with the National Weather Service warned of “potentially historic” wildfire risk. At a small workshop inside […]

Austin Marathon To Provide Record Boost To Local Economy

byGABRIELLA VUKMAN

With tens of thousands of sneakers pounding the pavements in Austin this February, local businesses geared up for what could be the city’s biggest winter spike in revenue yet. The Austin marathon, “a 31 year-old tradition” is heavily entrenched in the city’s lore and culture. Each year the marathon attracts thousands of people from all […]

National Boycott Targets Corporations

byNicholas Pantaleoni

While companies continue to announce record profits, consumers across the country are feeling the strain of rising prices. As layoffs increase and prices soar, a growing movement calls for action. Consumers make efforts to boycott corporations like Amazon, Walmart and Target.  Target,  announced a staggering $25.7 billion  profit in 2024, setting a new record for […]

Local Musicians, Venue Owners Hope City Office Drives Opportunity for Austin Music Scene

byJoseph Sweeney

The City of Austin created the Office of Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment on Feb. 14 as a new way of attracting tourism and stimulating collaboration between the city’s creative sectors. Prior to the ACME office, five separate city departments existed to promote local music, special events, cultural centers, heritage centers, cultural arts and art […]

Texas Lawmakers Want to Make ‘Spring Forward’ a Thing of The Past

byGrace Gates

Daylight saving time rings in the summer months for 48 states, but some Texas lawmakers are working to end the historic practice of changing clocks twice a year.  In 2023, a bill proposing year-round daylight time passed overwhelmingly in the state House but stalled in the Senate. For this year’s session, lawmakers have once again […]

‘Not My President’s Day’ protests take place at Texas State Capitol, across U.S

byGracie Kirschner

Protests have erupted across the United States since President Donald Trump took office this January. Austin is no stranger to these protests, and President’s Day was no exception.  On a day meant to celebrate our nation’s leaders, thousands of protesters gathered at the Texas State Capitol to protest the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s influence […]

Student Government Approves Plan to Make Printing Easier, Cheaper

byRebecca Butler

Responding to student frustrations about the cost of on-campus printing, the University of Texas’ Student Government voted Tuesday night to give students a $2 printing allowance each semester.
The pilot program, which will be implemented over the next few years, aims to change UT’s longstanding printing system that results in financial strain for some students