University of Texas

The court’s ruling will change admissions practices at the University of Texas at Austin, the state’s only large public university that considers race, and some private universities.

The system leaders’ decision comes weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop considering diversity in their hiring practices. Texas A&M University also recently changed its hiring practices.

Three North Texas universities are among the schools blocking the app after Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive in early December. Abbott said the app posed security risks to the state.

Students and faculty will not be able to access the popular social media app while connected to university internet servers. It’s the latest step to limit access to the service after Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies to ban the app on government-issued devices citing cybersecurity risks.

Texas fired basketball coach Chris Beard on Thursday while he faces a felony domestic family violence charge stemming from a Dec. 12 incident involving his fiancée.

Chris Beard was released on bond Monday after being arrested for allegedly assaulting a household member.

Tens of thousands of teachers in Texas have left the profession in the last year. The UT College of Education is trying to prepare and retain teachers as they face a range of challenges from low pay to a lack of support in the classroom.

A group of eight public school educators and one university professor have suggested the changes for second graders to the Texas State Board of Education which is considering social studies curriculum revisions this summer.

Only 15% of respondents to a recent University of Texas at Austin poll said access to the procedure should be completely outlawed.

More than half of the voters surveyed by the UT/Texas Politics Project were in favor of allowing abortion in Texas. The poll was conducted before the U.S. Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion on the landmark 1973 decision that established the right to an abortion.

Thanks to a new environmental and natural resources systems clinic launched this spring, students like Varnadoe have the chance to take their interest in environmental law to the next level.

A jury awarded Evdokia Nikolova damages for past and future pain and suffering after finding UT Austin illegally discriminated against her when the school denied her tenure.