Promises of money, fast cars, women and a life devoid of consequences associated with Mexican cartels and their growing appeal have lured some border-city youth down a dead-end road....

The UT football program is in hot pursuit of the top ranking in the Bowl Championship Series poll, but graduation data released by the NCAA this week show the Longhorn football players are lagging behind other top programs in completion of degrees....

Ten UT Laboratories have been cited for staff failure to complete mandatory lab safety training in a timely manner....

More than 60 students gathered Thursday to support domestic partnership benefits for University faculty and staff....

UT President William Powers met with members of the Austin delegation of the state Legislature Wednesday to address their concerns about budget cuts at the University....

At his Riverside apartment, business junior Siming Yang cooks familiar spicy Chinese dishes to remind him of his home in Jinhua, China....

Researchers found that the appearance of avatars in video games and other virtual platforms affects the way a user plays the game, according to a study released in September....

A nonprofit student-run organization encouraged UT students and recent graduates to sign up and find work abroad at an information session Wednesday night....

Some people engage in human-rights activism through protests and rescue missions. Meanwhile, some librarians at UT address the issue in another way: documentation....

Germany and Australia are not neighbors, hummus and Chex Mix do not share origins in any culture and the Peace Corps is not a country. But at the Students for Study Abroad Student Mixer, pretty much anything goes....

Despite Austin’s economic stability, some residents, including many students, are sometimes forced to eat unhealthily in an effort to make ends meet, according to officials in Austin’s food bank industry....

Ten years ago, Texas A&M University and UT set aside their rivalry when 12 students were killed after the collapse of A&M’s annual bonfire....

Hiring for new college graduates is down 40 percent from the previous year, according to a recent survey....

Despite his confidence in the security of his position, Texas State Employees Union organizer James Rubarth-Lay lost his job as a senior software analyst for UT’s Information Technology Services during a round of layoffs in late October....

Two separate robberies Sunday sparked a UT Police Department investigation to clarify if a single suspect committed both crimes....

Austin will add another transportation option for public employees today with the launch of a new car-sharing program....

In the last year and a half, it has tracked hurricanes, forecasted natural disasters and mapped the spread of the H1N1 flu virus....

As caffeinated alcoholic drinks grow increasingly popular among college students, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that the agency will examine the safety and legality of the drinks....

In response to the recent debate regarding proposed budget reallocations throughout the University, President William Powers encouraged “candid discussion” between faculty, administrators and staff at a Faculty Council meeting Monday....

Running back arrested on DWI charges, suspended indefinitely; UTPD investigates reportedly armed suspect on campus...