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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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From houses to high-rises: How zoning regulations, density bonus programs aim to reimagine West Campus living

From houses to high-rises: How zoning regulations, density bonus programs aim to reimagine West Campus living

Laura Baker, General Projects Reporter April 24, 2025

The Austin City Council is set to vote on a proposed zoning amendment this May that would allow West Campus developments to rise higher than the UT Tower and potentially elicit more affordable housing...

The exterior of the Paramount Theatre during a Summer Classic Film Series screening of Steel Magnolias on August 22, 2024.

Local businesses share insights on the impact of SXSW

Max Kinser and Tyler Pullum April 22, 2025

This March, hundreds of thousands of visitors flocked to downtown Austin for South By Southwest, transforming the city into a melting pot of the brightest minds in tech and entertainment. Beyond the official...

Over 100 years of shopping, socializing, student traditions on The Drag

Over 100 years of shopping, socializing, student traditions on The Drag

Joey Clark, General Projects Reporter April 22, 2025

Once paved by dirt and now the home to sprawling national chains, The Drag has remained a University staple. For over 100 years, The Drag has been the most famous strip of Guadalupe Street. The Daily Texan...

Dirty Martin's Place on April 21, 2025.

Local businesses on Guad ride Austin’s economic waves through the decades

Behr Rinke, Projects Reporter April 22, 2025

Restaurants and stores on Guadalupe Street come and go with alarming frequency. In recent years, the balance between national chains and local businesses on the Drag has grown increasingly precarious. “We...

Students walk past the Austintatious mural on 23rd Street on April 18, 2025.

The Drag: a historical center of Austin art, music, culture

Mazzy Warren, General Projects Reporter April 22, 2025

On the corner of 21st Street and The Drag, a single wall rises above the rubble. Austin local Rhi Spicer can’t help but notice it every time she walks home to 21st Street Co-op. As she passes, she gazes...

Down on The Drag: Over a century of stories, culture on Guadalupe Street

Down on The Drag: Over a century of stories, culture on Guadalupe Street

  While not officially a part of campus, the stretch of Guadalupe Street from 21st to 28th, known affectionately as The Drag, has been an integral backdrop to the University of Texas experience...

The future of The Drag: From dirt path to speed rail

The future of The Drag: From dirt path to speed rail

Lizzie Bassett, General Projects Reporter April 22, 2025

Thousands of cars and pedestrians pass through The Drag every day, commuting to and from campus. The current road allows for some bicycle and scooter traffic, and sees frequent bus traffic. Crashes in...

Members of the Texas men's swim and dive team come up for air during their first meet on Oct. 3, 2024.

Name, Image, Likeness: A look into the changing landscape of NCAA sports in the NIL era

That’s because, in 2021, Texas became the 14th state to pass legislation that would give student-athletes the ability to profit off of their name, image and likeness — a landmark development in the...

Texas cheer runs the flags after a score by the Longhorns during the game against Mississippi State on Sept. 28, 2024.

A new era: the implementation of general managers in college athletics

Henry Hipschman, General Sports Reporter April 14, 2025

General managers, a staple of professional sports, are critical to the construction of a successful team. Handling the front office end of the athletic industry, the position of general manager handles...

Head coach Vic Schaefer with forward Madison Booker (middle) and guard Rori Harmon (right) after Texas' win against South Carolina on Feb. 9, 2025.

What does the House v. NCAA settlement mean for women’s sports?

Genevieve Britten and Anna Ambrose April 14, 2025

Colleges and universities will be permitted to directly pay student-athletes for the first time if a judge approves a settlement involving the NCAA this week, sparking debate on how colleges should distribute...

Student-athletes ‘caught in the crossfire’ of House v. NCAA settlement

Student-athletes ‘caught in the crossfire’ of House v. NCAA settlement

Lauren Hightower and Payton Blalock April 14, 2025

In team meetings with Texas swim and dive, freshman swimmer Jeremy Kelly saw a list of where he stood among the rest of the team based on projected point scoring.  He read the list again. And again....

Texas fans walk past DKR-TMS before Texas' game against Texas Tech on Nov. 24, 2023.

Key moments of the NIL timeline

Trisha Dasgupta, Projects Editor April 14, 2025

2009 In 2009, former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon sued the NCAA for using his likeness in a video game without his consent or any monetary compensation. Twenty other collegiate athletes joined...

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