AUSTIN (KXAN) — With temperatures in Austin projected to rise in the future, Austin city officials have sounded the importance of heat safety. Last Tuesday, the city did a presser regarding Heat Safety and much of the information provided was backed by research done by the UT-City Climate Co-Lab. The Co-lab is a partnership that […]
As a Palestinian American whose parents were refugees from the West Bank, 59-year-old Manor resident Haithem El-Zabri has been involved in protests for Palestinian people since he was 12. El-Zabri, who runs a website called the Palestine Online Store and is a member of the Austin for Palestine Coalition, attended the protests in support of […]
Liany Serrano Oviedo crouched in her yellow graduation dress, stared at the mirror and carefully blotted her tears with a wipe. It was a rare moment for the 22-year-old University of Texas at Austin senior to be alone and gather her composure. Serrano Oviedo had been in high-performance mode all Thursday morning, making laps to […]
A University of Texas at Austin lecturer was arrested and fired this week in connection with his participation in a pro-Palestinian demonstration on campus, raising fresh concerns among faculty members and free speech advocates about academic protections in the state. Richard Heyman, who has taught at UT for 18 years in the College of Liberal […]
Arrests resumed Monday at the University of Texas at Austin amid ongoing demonstrations in support of Palestinians. Reporters at The Texas Tribune observed at least 40 demonstrators arrested as of 3:30 p.m. The arrests began after a group of a few dozen protesters formed an encampment on the South Mall, which they have been occupying […]
he Supreme Court hears Donald Trump‘s presidential immunity case. Students are arrested at protests against the Gaza war in Texas and California. And what to watch for in tonight’s NFL Draft. Here’s what to know today. SCOTUS takes on a novel legal question: Trump’s presidential immunity claim Tackling an unprecedented and politically fraught issue, the […]
The University of Texas at Austin has laid off an undetermined number of employees who used to work in diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to a Tuesday email from President Jay Hartzell. The university also disbanded the Division of Campus and Community Engagement, which provided support and resources for “those who may face the […]