During their meeting at UT-Pan American in Edinburgh Wednesday, UT's Board of Regents decided to support the Department of Homeland Security's plan to build a border fence between Texas and Mexico. The proposed fence would cut through the campus of UT-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, thus bringing our education officials into the knot of controversy surrounding the fence.… 1 Comment

Texas' population increases by roughly 1,000 people every day, according to the Texas Department of Public Transportation. Our state is growing so much that, by the end of this year, TxDOT will be fresh out of the six-digit alpha-numeric license plates the state has been using for 33 years.… Post the First Comment

The White House Attn: President George W. Bush 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, It's no secret that the economy is in the dumps. I'm not going to blame the lag on that little scuffle in Iraq or the fact that you borrowed more money from foreign countries during your first five years in office than every other President combined.… 9 Comments

Some flowery insight The playwright David Mamet visited Austin this week to unveil his archives at the Harry Ransom Center. Mamet, one of the most accomplished living playwrights, has a reputation for being hard to deal with. But I was comforted by his brusque, ceaselessly opinionated demeanor, which reminded me of my headstrong Zionist grandfather in Chicago.… Post the First Comment

Rightfully ours I was just browsing around on the Internet learning about some Texas history, when I found out that the Gonzales Banner of 1835 (you know, "come and take it") resides in the Perkins Library at Duke University. What the hell? If Texas is so proud, why isn't it here? Our libraries should be sporting that flag, and I think we should go and take it! Liz Faber Mathematics senior No more election in the Texan I applaud The Daily Texan for its many achievements, but I have a problem with subscription news.… 1 Comment