A&M baseball coach reaffirms commitment to school in fiery press conference following College World Series loss
After Texas A&M fell just short in the College World Series Final, a question about a rival teamโs job opening led to a passionate answer from A&M Baseball Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle.
New anti-DEI law for public Texas colleges goes into effect in 2024: What to know
A new law dismantling the stateโs diversity, equity and inclusion offices at publicly-funded universities and colleges will go into effect in 2024.
University of Texas announces partnership with MD Anderson for new campus hospital aiding in cancer care, research
The University of Texas plans on building a hospital on its Austin campus in a partnership with MD Anderson, the UT System Board of Regents announced Monday.
Chicago Bearsโ DโOnta Foreman holds camp, reflects on late father, looking forward to โcompetingโ for leading role
D'Onta Foreman holds youth football camp in Texas City
Watch live: President Biden speaks after Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions
The ruling is the culmination of a decades-long effort to end the consideration of race in admissions.
Seen at 7: Inspiration from Houston author, 5-time cancer survivor
Bill C Potts grew up in Houston, attending Stratford High School where he played soccer and was in the band.ย He got his undergrad degree at the University of Texas where he played in the Longhorn Band.ย ย Bill has beat cancer FIVE times so far โ having been saved multiple times from his lymphoma at MD Anderson in Houston. Billโs story is one of hope.ย ย His cancer is incurable.ย By owning his cancer journey, he continues to beat it.ย He lives life to the fullest, despite his diagnosis, with a goal of helping other cancer patients.
UT suspends basketball coach Chris Beard after arrested for assault charge
University of Texas menโs basketball coach Chris Beard has been suspended after being arrested Monday morning on an assault charge, according to multiple sources, including ESPN and NBC affiliate KXAN.
Super regional matchups are set in NCAA baseball tournament
Matchups are set for the NCAA baseball super regionals after No. 2 national seed Stanford, No. 3 Oregon State, No. 8 East Carolina and eight other teams won regionals.
๐FULL INTERVIEW: 1-on-1 with University of Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian
Last week, Steve Sarkisian was in Houston for the Houston Touchdown Club Texas Longhorns Day and KPRC 2 Sports Director Randy McIlvoy went 1-on-1 with the Longhorns head coach talking about his second season coming up.
Texas softball coach apologizes for giving umps the finger after being ejected from Big 12 Championship semifinal game
University of Texas head softball coach Mike White was thrown out of the Big 12 Championship semifinal game Friday, but it was the hand gesture he flashed on his way out that caused the biggest stir.
Carr, 3-pointers put No. 23 Texas over No. 20 Iowa State
Marcus Carr and Andrew Jones each scored 14 points and No. 23 Texas used a barrage of 3-pointers in the opening minutes of the second half to pull away from No. 20 Iowa State for a 63-41 victory.
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Mitchellโs 14 points, tough Texas defense lead to 63-31 win
Tre Mitchell scored 14 points and No. 17 Texas held Arkansas-Pine Bluff without a basket for nearly 12 minutes to start the game in coasting to a 63-31 victory Tuesday night.
UH falls to No. 15 in reshuffled AP Top 25; Baylor 4th, Texas 7th
Houston fell three spots to No. 15 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 menโs college basketball poll after the Cougarsโ first loss of the season to Wisconsin.
Horston, Keys lead No. 16 Lady Vols over No. 12 Texas in OT
Jordan Horston scored 28 points with 15 rebounds, both career highs, Tamari Key had a triple-double and No. 16 Tennessee made 6 of 8 free throws in overtime to defeat No. 12 Texas 76-70.
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University of Texas to require students to get tested for COVID-19 before classes begin
The University of Texas announced that it will require all its students to get tested for COVID-19 for the fall semester to help protect its community.
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SEC welcomes Texas, Oklahoma after boards accept invitations
After the boards of regents for the universities of Texas and Oklahoma voted Friday to accept invitations to the Southeastern Conference, the league announced the Big 12 rivals would start competing in the SEC in the fall of 2025.
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BOMBS AWAY: Former Klein Collins' Hinojosa balling out for Astros Triple A
Former VYPE Coverboy CJ Hinojosa homered twice as the Sugar Land Skeeters prevailed for a 9-7 extra-inning win Sunday night against the Albuquerque Isotopes.
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TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters on how Texans feel about immigration, voting, Greg Abbott and more
In this edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Joshua Blank, James Henson and Daron Shaw about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and what voters are thinking about issues argued in the Legislature, immigration and border security, voting law and the pandemic.
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Analysis: The Texas electric grid and the improvements that didnโt come
Texas lawmakers passed major bills in response to the winter storm power outages that killed hundreds of Texans in February. But thereโs still a lot to do.
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KPRC 2 Senior Scholarship: Meet Victoria Razo, the senior who one day hopes to help fight and prevent infectious diseases
KPRC 2 and Texas Mattress Makers are surprising 20 deserving high school seniors with scholarships. All students selected for scholarships have been nominated by their high schools.
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TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters on how Texans feel about guns, police, and the pandemic
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Texas womenโs basketball beats Maryland 64-61, advances to Elite Eight
(AP Photo/Morry Gash)(AP) โ Texas put the brakes on Maryland's high-octane offense and the Longhorns are rolling into the Elite Eight as the lowest seed still alive in the women's NCAA Tournament. Collier scored 10 points in the second half and her last basket in the fourth quarter pulled Texas even after Maryland had swung momentum with two baskets, including a 3-pointer. Chants of โTexas Fightโ roared from the Texas fans at the Alamodome after the final buzzer. "They are not letting anybody in that huddle think about anything but win," Schaefer said. Miller scored 21 points to lead Maryland (26-3) but there was just no punch in the offense outside of her.
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KPRC 2 Senior Scholarship: Meet Grant Ebel, the senior who hopes to help others by pursuing a career in medicine
KPRC 2 and Texas Mattress Makers are surprising 20 deserving high school seniors with scholarships. All students selected for scholarships have been nominated by their high schools. This academic year was particularly challenging because of the pandemic, but these students still rose above and beyond in school. The sixth $2,500 Senior Scholarship was awarded to Grant Ebel from Magnolia West High School in Magnolia ISD. Ebel has been accepted to the University of Texas, where he will be pursuing a degree in biology with hopes of becoming a physician in the future.
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Texas advances to Big 12 title game with COVID-19 forcing Kansas out
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - MARCH 11: Kai Jones #22 of the Texas Longhorns battles Kevin McCullar #15 and Terrence Shannon Jr. #1 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders for a rebound during the quarterfinal game of the Big 12 basketball tournament at the T-Mobile Center on March 11, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)With COVID-19 forcing Kansas out of the Big 12 Tournament, Texas automatically lands a spot in the Big 12 Menโs Basketball Tournament Championship game. Due to a positive COVID-19 test this morning within #KUbball, the Jayhawks have withdrawn from the 2021 Big 12 Menโs Basketball Championship. More โ https://t.co/2LvytsF9HN pic.twitter.com/TPUvUpEtUa โ Kansas Basketball (@KUHoops) March 12, 2021โObviously we are disappointed and our players are disappointed that they canโt continue to compete for the Big 12 Championship,โ Kansas head coach Bill Self said in the schoolโs official press release. I look forward to preparing my team in probably a unique way for next weekโs NCAA Tournament.โAdTexas will now play in the Big 12 Menโs Basketball Championship to be played Saturday against either Baylor or Oklahoma State.
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Report finds 'no racist intent' behind song 'Eyes of Texas'
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, file photo, fans join in singing "The Eyes of Texas" after Texas defeated UTEP 59-3 in an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas. The University of Texas' long-awaited report on the history of the school song The Eyes of Texas found it had no racist intent, but the school will not require athletes and band members to participate in singing or playing it at games and campus events. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)AUSTIN, Texas โ The University of Texas' long-awaited report on โThe Eyes of Texasโ has found that the school song has โno racist intent," but the school president said athletes and band members will not be required to sing or participate when the song is played at games and campus events. The report also noted the song was first performed at a minstrel show, most likely with performers in blackface. โNobody has been, or will be, required to sing the song," Hartzell said.
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UT president calls emails defending school song โextremistโ
AUSTIN, Texas โ Racist emails sent to the University of Texas amid a debate over the school song โThe Eyes of Texasโ were โabhorrent and hatefulโ but donโt truly represent the Longhornsโ alumni and fans, university President Jay Hartzell said Tuesday. AdSince Monday, at least two former players have tweeted they received threats from Texas fans for protesting the song. โA few extremist views in the sample of emails the Texas Tribune reported on do not speak for the 540,000 proud Longhorn alumni who actively support our students and university. Out of the many emails I received this fall, a very small number included comments that were truly abhorrent and hateful. The title of the song is taken from a favored saying of a former school president who had mimicked remarks by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
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โUT needs rich donorsโ: Emails show wealthy alumni supporting โEyes of Texasโ threatened to pull donations
They blasted off emails to UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell, calling the image of the abandoned quarterback "disgusting," "embarrassing" and "disturbing." "The Eyes of Texas is non-negotiable," wrote another graduate who said theyโve had season tickets since 1990 and whose name was redacted by the university. While those who emailed represent a fraction of the more than 540,000 UT-Austin alumni, their threats had some university fundraisers sounding the alarms. "'The Eyes of Texas' should not only unite us, but hold all of us accountable to our institutionโs core values. "I know this much," Sarkisian said, "'The Eyes of Texas' is our school song.
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New Texas coach Sarkisian defends โThe Eyes of Texasโ
(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)AUSTIN, Texas โ Fresh off a national title with Alabama, Steve Sarkisian plans big changes to Texasโ football program. Sarkisian said that while discussion about โThe Eyes of Texasโ and other issues are welcome, โโThe Eyes of Texasโ is our school song. Texas, without a conference championship since 2009, is itching to see if Sarkisian can produce similar results in Austin. Texas expects quick results from Sarkisian, recent winner of the Broyles Award given to college footballโs top assistant coach. Asked about scheduling A&M again, Sarkisian said โI would love to play that game.โSarkisian is Texasโ fourth head coach since 2009.
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Texas fires Herman after 4 seasons, hires Tide OC Sarkisian
The move comes just a few hours after Texas announced the firing of Tom Herman after four seasons with no Big 12 championships. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)AUSTIN, Texas โ Texas was tired of waiting for Tom Herman to deliver a Big 12 title and turn the Longhorns back into national championship contenders. Texas fired Herman on Saturday after four winning seasons, then hours later announced it was giving the job to the Alabama offensive coordinator. He will be Texasโ fourth head coach since the programโs last Big 12 championship in 2009. Of note, Sarkisian was a USC assistant when Texas beat the Trojans for the national championship in the epic 2006 Rose Bowl.
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Texas Longhorns fire head football coach Tom Herman
Texas coach Tom Herman watches from the sideline during the first half of the team's Alamo Bowl NCAA college football game against Colorado, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)The Texas Longhorns fired football coach Tom Herman after four seasons, the the University of Texas announced Saturday. While we have made measured progress during the past several years under Tom Hermanโs leadership, Chris has recommended to the university president, Jay Hartzell, that UT make a coaching change to get us on track to achieving our ambitious goals. โPresident Hartzell and the chair of our Board of Regents, Kevin Eltife, concur with this recommendation and have approved the change. We thank Coach Herman for his service and dedication to our student-athletes, our program and our university.โPrior to his stint as the head football coach at the University of Texas, Herman served as the head football coach at the University of Houston from 2015 to 2016.
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Texasโ second round of COVID-19 vaccines earmarked for smaller hospitals and long-term care facility residents
Nearly a quarter-million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine arrived at hospitals and health care facilities around Texas this week. Questions remain about who will be first in line for the vaccine once healthcare workers and long-term care residents have had their chance to be inoculated. Decisions on how vaccines are allocated are made by a state panel of advisers โ composed of lawmakers, local and state health officials, and medical experts and researchers โ and finalized by Hellerstedt. Texas is participating in the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, a federal program to vaccinate residents and staff of long-term care facilities. Vaccine doses will be distributed free to those facilities, which are set to receive them starting on Monday, Abbottโs office said last week.
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TribCast: The coronavirus vaccine arrives in Texas
Holly Ainsworth, a nursing intern at the University of Texas, administered a COVID-19 vaccine to Nurse Stephanie Vasquez on Dec 15, 2020. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune(Audio unavailable. Click here to listen on texastribune.org.) In this weeks' podcast, Matthew speaks with Karen, Ross and Alex about the coronavirus vaccine and the Electoral College vote in Texas.
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โA huge shot in the armโ โ injections begin as 19,500 doses arrive at Texas hospitals Monday
Dell Medical Center at the University of Texas received their first round of COVID-19 vaccines this morning. Dec 14, 2020. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas TribuneNeed to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? In San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio received 5,800 doses early Monday and plans to begin vaccinating 1,000 health care workers a day starting Tuesday, according to a Tweet by officials at the site. Vaccine doses for the remaining 86 sites will begin shipping later in the week, he said. โWe anticipate that over the next 10 days, we will vaccinate approximately 2,900 health care providers that are on the state tiers for priority,โ Young said.
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Local UT student wins $10,000 from Chipotle TikTok challenge
HOUSTON โ A University of Texas student from Houston won $10,000 from Chipotle for a TikTok video. Faith Bang shared her customized order on TikTok, apart from the social media campaign โChipotle Royalty,โ featuring the item on the restaurantโs digital menu. In the TikTok video, Bang illustrated that she spent the last $8 of the $12 in her checking account on a burrito bowl. Her go-to order, dubbed the Bang Bowl, includes carnitas, ยฝ white rice, ยฝ brown rice, fajitas, fresh tomato salsa, extra roasted chili-corn salsa, cheese, lettuce and tortilla on the side. To see the video that snatched the $10,000 Chipotle challenge, click here.
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13 charged in drug sales over apps near University of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas โ A drug ring largely operated by current and former University of Texas students used apps and social media to sell counterfeit Adderall and Xanax often laced with fentanyl, the Department of Justice announced Friday. Justice officials said 13 people, including eight current and former students, have been charged with trafficking LSD, fentanyl and methamphetamine pills. Prasad accepted payments for the drugs via apps including Venmo and Paypal, plus in cash. Former University of Texas at San Antonio professor Rose Rodriguez-Rabin is accused of providing Prasad with methamphetamine-laced counterfeit drugs โon numerous occasions,โ Sofer said. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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Fleeing the state's strict restrictions on sports, New Mexico basketball teams seek refuge in two of Texas' worst hot spots
Facing restrictive policies prohibiting team sports, the University of New Mexicoโs basketball teams have fled their home state, seeking refuge in Lubbock and Amarillo โ two of the hardest hit coronavirus hot spots in Texas. The menโs team will reside in Lubbock temporarily, though UNM is still finalizing where the team will practice and play games. At West Texas A&M University, where the UNM womenโs team will play, an official said the school is โpleased to hostโ the Lobos. According to Santa Fe New Mexican, Eddie Nuรฑez, UNMโs athletic director, chose West Texas because it was close to Albuquerque after considering a number of locations. Disclosure: Texas A&M University, University of Houston and West Texas A&M University have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors.
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TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters analyze the latest UT/TT Poll on the election and pandemic
Voting in Texas. Credit: Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune(Audio unavailable. In this edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Joshua Blank and Daron Shaw about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, focused on the coronavirus pandemic, what Texas voters think about it and its effect on the economy, and how voters and governments are responding to it. Disclosure: The University of Texas has been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune's journalism.
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No fair, few fans: Texas, OU play on despite different feel
They just weren't getting their typical requests for photos with OU fans who like to do the โHorns Downโ sign. Food booths, including the one with the famous corny dog, were open outside the Cotton Bowl's main entrance. โIโm glad to be here,โ Oklahoma fan Kury Keeley said outside the stadium before the game. Stark and Wanek, both wearing masks bearing a Texas logo, always brace for some of those boos. But this is nice to stretch out.โStill, these fans hope they don't get used to it.
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Max Duggan and TCU stun No. 9 Longhorns again 33-31
(AP) โ TCU quarterback Max Duggan ran for the go-ahead score with 4 minutes left and the Horned Frogs' defense made it stand with a goal-line fumble recovery to stun No. 9 Texas 33-31 Saturday in a game that had 26 penalties and ended when TCU took a safety as time ran out. TCU (1-1, 1-1 Big 12) is now 7-2 against Texas since joining the Big 12 in 2012. The takeawayTCU: Dugganโs play gives TCU hope the Horned Frogs may be able to compete for the Big 12 title. Poll implicationsTexas will tumble out of the Top 10 in more bad news for the Big 12.
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US Latino civil rights group moves 2021 convention online
LULAC, the nation's oldest Latino civil rights organization, voted Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, to postpone its planned national convention in Albuquerque, N.M., in 2021 over uncertainty caused by COVID-19. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)RIO RANCHO, N.M. โ The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest Latino civil rights group in the U.S., has decided to move its 2021 national convention online amid concerns and health orders caused by COVID-19. The state currently limits the number of people at large gatherings and LULAC national conventions typically attract thousands of activists. The group still plans to hold a national convention in Albuquerque in 2023 because the city and the LULAC's local chapters made financial commitments to hold an event in the city. LULAC national conventions and gatherings have attracted presidents, presidential candidates, and international leaders.
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Jay Hartzell officially named University of Texas at Austin president
AUSTIN โ Jay Hartzell officially became president of The University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday. The University of Texas Systemโs Board of Regents unanimously voted to make Hartzell president of the university after previously naming him the sole finalist for president in August. Hartzell, former dean of the UT-Austin business school, stepped into the role of interim president in April after former president Greg Fenves stepped down. Fenves was university president for five years before leaving to lead Emory University in Atlanta. โSeeing President Hartzell work and provide leadership during his time as interim president over the past few months compelled this board to name him the sole finalist for the job.
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University of Texas announces changes in football program
The University of Texas has made decisions on several key traditions and aspects of Longhorn football. Over the past few months, questions regarding the legendary โEyes of Texasโ song have been brought up by players and alumni. The University sent out a statement announcing some of those changes, which include the field being renamed to honor Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams. The school said they will honor the Precursors, the first Black undergraduates to attend UT, with a monument. However, the โEyes of Texasโ song will remain.
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I donโt have enough money to pay rent. Can my landlord evict me or tack on late fees?
HOUSTON โ More than four out of every 10 people in Houston rent their homes. With many of those tenants out of work or not getting paid right now, paying rent next week will be tough. Q: I wonโt have enough to pay rent on April 1st. Isnโt my landlord required to help me since the coronavirus has caused many people to be laid off? It is entirely up to the landlords if they are willing to reduce your rent amount or accept late payments with no penalties.
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Famed University of Texas mascot, BEVO XIV, dies
AUSTIN, Texas โ University of Texas mascot BEVO XIV, recently diagnosed with Bovine Leukemia Virus, peacefully died in his sleep Friday, according to University of Texas officials. The UT website says following a preliminary diagnosis of the illness last week, BEVO XIV had been resting at his ranch, where he died in the company of his best longhorn friend Spike and John T. and Betty Baker, the owners and caretakers of both BEVO XIV and his predecessor, BEVO XIII. BEVO XIV began his tenure at the age of two in 2004, and was on the sidelines for many historic moments. In addition to his prominent position on the sidelines at Texas Football games, BEVO XIV made multiple appearances at special events, including the second inauguration of President George W. Bush. The necessary funds to support the care and transport of BEVO are provided by the Silver Spurs BEVO Endowment.