Maria Mendez

We're introducing The Daily Texan's new Diversity and Inclusion Board and Raising Voices initiatives, which seek to improve representation in our strories and in our newsroom. While this is a newsroom-wide initiative, it is led by three experienced journalists and staffers of color.

This is the first installment of the semester-long collaborative series "First-Gen UT," which will share the stories of first-generation Longhorns.

Growing up in Houston, history junior Diana Landa heard her parents talk about life in Mexico, but couldn’t relate to them.

The UT System Board of Regents named former UT-Austin President Larry R. Faulkner the interim chancellor during a Friday special meeting.

Five years ago, Eveling was shocked by her housing bill for her first semester at UT. Looking at the thousands of dollars she owed the University, she wondered what she would do.

Walking on campus in April, Lori Brown remembered her son Harrison Brown’s first year at UT.

Carmel Fenves, a textile artist and First Lady of UT, said her parents always worked for her to go to college, but could not offer advice to navigate the college experience.

Next fall, UT will cover tuition for qualified Texas freshmen from families earning up to $30,000 through four-year awards.

Next fall, UT will cover tuition for qualified Texas freshmen from families earning up to $30,000 through four-year awards.

Energy executive James “Jim” Hackett has become another contender to replace retiring UT System Chancellor William McRaven, according to the Houston Chronicle.

With UT System Chancellor William McRaven set to retire in May, reports about former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson being a potential candidate have sparked discussions about who the Board of Regents could pick to lead the System.

Earning roughly $119,936 one year after graduation, petroleum engineering majors have the highest earning potential out of all UT-Austin graduates, and outearn graduates of other fields of study by about $30,000, according to new UT System data.

UT students now have a better glimpse at their economic future, thanks to an innovative UT System partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.

The UT System may be eyeing departing U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to be its next chancellor, according to The Wall Street Journal and other media reports on Friday.

With newly approved tuition increases, UT students will face slightly higher tuition bills next fall.

Chemical engineering junior Diael Thomas has been able to do more at UT thanks to the Advanced Placement tests she took in high school.

The UT System is officially launching the search for a new chancellor to replace Bill McRaven, who is set to step down in May.

UT President Gregory Fenves will reimburse the University $27,000 for violating UT-Austin rules by flying business class instead of economy multiple times.

UT President Gregory Fenves will reimburse $27,000 for violating UT Austin rules by flying business class instead of economy multiple times.

Twins Julian and Joaquin Castro have both made names for themselves in American politics — but they could not have done it without their mother, Maria del Rosario ‘Rosie’ Castro.

The UT System’s Institute for Transformational Learning was supposed to pioneer an online brand for UT, but it shut down two weeks ago.

Researchers have grappled with discussing race and ethnicity for years, but there is still no clear solution, especially with continuously evolving identities. While many surveys and government forms often ask students to self-identify, the options provided do not always reflect how many students, especially those of Latin American descent, identify.

UT-Austin and UT System institutions are no longer posting past open records requests on their websites.

Like most students, Yanelly went home for the holidays. But she couldn’t come back to UT-Austin.

More Latino students are enrolling at UT and U.S. universities, but they are still not graduating at the same rate as white students.

Chancellor William McRaven announced he will leave the UT System in May at a special Board of Regents meeting today.

From President Donald Trump visiting Austin to the Speedway bricks being ripped up, here are some of the top moments during the fall. 

William McRaven, a former U.S. Navy admiral, became the first and only UT System chancellor to get hired on a contract three years ago.

As a political journalist, Peter Baker has observed many presidents, but none like President Donald Trump.

UT is receiving fewer applications from international students since 2016, a trend seen across the state and the U.S.

Alejandro Martinez never expected UT officials to show up at his home in Mission, Texas, with an admissions letter, giant check and balloons for him. Fifteen minutes later, admissions officers from UT showed up at his girlfriend Alyssa Garza’s door with the same scholarship.

The Federal Communications Commission released a proposal last Tuesday to dismantle regulations ensuring equal access to the internet. If approved in December, the plan would allow broadband companies to fine, slow down and block customers’ access to selected websites.

Through the auto-graduation procedure, the University identifies students with 100 percent of their degree audit completed and adds them to the graduation list instead of waiting for students to apply for graduation.

Almost 100 students voiced opposition to the removal of fine arts books and collection materials at the UT Fine Arts Library town hall Thursday.

A recent Senate of College Councils survey shows almost half of UT students strongly disapprove of more tuition hikes.

The Dell Medical School could provide health training for students in the Austin Independent School District if a $1 billion AISD bond passes.

When trying to sell promotional products, political communications senior Elizabeth Haynie became overwhelmed by the permits, taxes and numerous requirements necessary to start a business.

The Office of Financial Aid was flooded with 40,000 financial aid applications last October after a new timeline for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, was implemented in 2016.

Saturday was not Miriam Rivero’s first UT tailgate, but it was the first where she felt comfortable as a student in recovery from addiction.

Tabling on the West Mall on Tuesday, UT students and advocacy group Environment Texas reignited a campaign to reduce methane emissions from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on UT System-controlled land.

As a young girl from Laredo, Texas, Sara Martinez Tucker never imagined she would become the newest chair of the UT System Board of Regents.

A single-dose Zika vaccine developed by UT Medical Branch researchers is one step closer to protecting humans from the virus.

A recent $118 million lease sale of state lands to oil companies will continue funding UT and Texas A&M universities through oil and natural gas wells.

Politicians rehashed the sanctuary cities and Uber controversies, reopening the debate about city and state control at this weekend’s Texas Tribune Festival.

The discussion over sanctuary cities continues with Senate Bill 4 authors, advocates, and the mayor leading the lawsuit against the bill.  

Follow this page for all of our coverage of Texas Tribune Festival 2017.  We’ll bring you moments from the biggest discussions, covering topics like local control, sexual assault, higher education, the 2018 elections and more.

A recent national bipartisan bill aims to remove barriers to college for students facing homelessness or transitioning out of foster care.

As undocumented students grapple with the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the nonprofit Jolt is fundraising to help Central Texans submit and pay for the last round of DACA applications by Oct. 5

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced her plans to change Title IX System guidelines for sexual assault and harassment cases on college campuses in a press conference at George Mason University Thursday morning.

UT System health institutions in the Houston area reopened clinics and classrooms yesterday after surviving Hurricane Harvey with little damage to facilities.

All of the students, staff and animals at UT’s Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas survived Hurricane Harvey’s impact last Friday, but the community is now preparing for extensive repairs.

The Division of Housing and Food Service modified Mooov-In weekend, which was disrupted by Hurricane Harvey.

The Age of Obama is over, but the Age of Trump is just beginning.

Wearing pink Planned Parenthood button pins, about 80 people gathered at a local electrical workers union for the Planned Parenthood Summer of Defiance Town Hall on Healthcare meeting last Thursday.

The Division of Housing and Food Service will welcome freshmen into the first Living Learning Communities on UT campus in the fall.  

In collaboration with the University of Texas School of Law, the Bridging Disciplines Programs will introduce a new course called “Thinking Like A Lawyer” for undergraduate students in the fall.

Inspired by the “Taco Truck at Every Mosque” campaign that began in Santa Ana, California, the Nueces Mosque in West Campus hosted a community gathering Tuesday night to connect and show solidarity within the Latino community.