The University of Texas (UT) at Austin stands alone as the only university to stay silent on the White House’s proposal for preferential funding treatment. In October, the Trump administration issued a request to nine universities — including UT — asking them to adopt...
The Trump administration is weighing its options for the future of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), considering a historic move to relocate the agency’s headquarters to Texas, according to POLITICO. The relocation has been floated in response to major...
America has a critical bridge infrastructure problem! At least 221,800 bridges throughout the U.S. need major repair or replacement. Nationwide, more than 42,000 bridges are currently classified as structurally deficient, and time is running out to address the...
A federal three-judge panel in El Paso has halted Texas’ redistricting plan, seeking to redraw congressional district maps. The El Paso court cited evidence that the updated lines were gerrymandered to allegedly target and weaken minority voting blocs. In a 2-1 vote,...
The University of Texas (UT) at Austin will be the site of one of the most powerful supercomputers in academia, eclipsing other institutions in its bid to become a leader in computing power. A wave of new expansions and installations has launched UT-Austin as the...
On Nov. 4, voters in the Bryan Independent School District (BISD) approved all three propositions featured in the district’s bond referendum, authorizing $397 million for general campus, athletics and technology improvement projects. Proposition A received the lion’s...