Brianna Marie Aguilera, a student at Texas A&M University, was found dead outside a high-rise apartment in Austin, Texas, in the early morning hours of Nov. 29. Her family has now filed a $1 million wrongful death lawsuit against two local organizations,

The Hispanic professors say former University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell is individually liable for racial discrimination because he approved all salary and promotion decisions.

Students walk through the University of Texas at Austin on Nov. 29, 2021. (Jack Myer For The Texas Tribune, Jack Myer For The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential ...

As a first-generation college student, Andrea Morquecho was looking forward to walking in the Latinx graduation ceremony at the University of Texas at Austin this spring. Morquecho said she has family members traveling from Mexico who would have ...

In Elon Musk’s latest move to expand his Central Texas empire, the billionaire is aiming to open a primary and secondary school and eventually university in Austin. The move was first reported by Bloomberg, which cited a tax filing filed with the ...

Multiple University of Texas at Austin faculty groups say administrators are bowing to political pressure for pausing research into a program that teaches white preschoolers about anti-Black racism. (Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune, Allie Goulding/The ...

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