UT-Austin students are caught in the crosshairs of the rallies, social commentary and mobilization efforts to move a typically nonvoting population to the polls.
Candidates are not the only items on the ballot today in Travis County. Austin voters are asked to consider 11 propositions that would have direct implications for city residents.
The estimated 690,000 DACA recipients who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents are protected from deportation and are allowed to work. But they don’t have a voice in politics, including the debate about their future.
Austin plans to reach 52 percent renewable energy production by 2021 thanks in part to a solar contract approved by the City Council in October that may also reduce electricity rates.
Plan II sophomore Rylan Maksoud left the Travis County Courthouse on Friday smiling, despite receiving half of what he asked for in a lawsuit against University House.
After a pregame in his apartment, finance senior Juan C Merlo’s place was trashed, but the most affordable cleaning service he and his roommate could find was between $110 and $115.
