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Why the Right Should Celebrate the UT-Austin Football Photo

For decades, conservative and libertarian legal activists worked to ban race preferences in admissions. They won.

Reason · Sep 17

UT-Austin overhauling core classes but hasn’t detailed how new center relates to the courses

UT-Austin proposes big changes to how future students meet graduation requirements as questions persist about a new Center for Humanities.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 13

UT fires public radio station leader who challenged university statements about festival security

KUT’s Debbie Hiott believes University of Texas officials terminated her because she publicly pushed back against administration claims that the station’s security plans for an inaugural festival were insufficient.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 15

University of Texas regents approve limits on teaching “unnecessary controversial subjects”

Opponents warned the policy’s vagueness could push professors to self-censor and leave students less prepared for the workplace.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 19

UT-Austin still silent on Trump compact after deadline to sign passes

Most other invited universities have rejected the administration’s offer tying priority federal funding to campus policy changes.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 17, 2025

Texas higher education enrollment reaches all-time high

Student enrollment at Texas colleges topped 1.6 million as of fall 2025, according to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 24, 2025

Trans Texas college students bearing more hostility as officials push binary gender definitions

Once considered a safe haven to explore identity, Texas campuses are invalidating and alienating trans people, students say.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 21, 2025

UT-Austin considering offer to adopt Trump priorities for funding advantages

The funding deal would reportedly ask the university to adopt a stricter definition of gender and a tuition freeze, among other conditions.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 2, 2025

Anti-DEI crusader Sid Miller urged UT to enroll student emphasizing her race and socioeconomic status

In May 2023, Miller wrote a letter urging university leaders to reconsider admitting a student whom he described as a “biracial Latina,” who was also the daughter of his political associate.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 29, 2025

Sen. Brandon Creighton’s switch from lawmaking to Texas Tech leader signals a new era for higher ed

More Texas universities are turning to politicians to lead their systems, preferring political clout over academic credentials.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 5, 2025