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UT Austin President Bill Powers' job is up for discussion during the UT Board of Regents executive session Thursday.

Background checks were done in 1983 and 1987 on John R. Silber, who was appointed to three separate commission posts during the Reagan administra-tion.

University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers may finally learn whether he'll continue to run one of the nation's largest campuses.

The first direct exchange of gunfire between Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott previews what could be a key fight in their upcoming general election battle for governor: public education.

Ryan O'Neal told a jury that an Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett that hangs in his home is one of his deepest connections to his longtime partner and that he does not believe he should have to hand it over to the actress' alma mater.

Earl Campbell was selected out of the University of Texas at Austin as the number one overall pick by the Houston Oilers in the 1978 NFL Draft.

I recently posed that question to three energy industry experts -Arthur E. Berman, a Texas geologist and shale skeptic; Scott W. Tinker, the director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin; and Kenneth Medlock III, an energy fellow at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy - during a panel discussion at ... (more)

As coastal communities continue to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, scientists at this week's annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union offer some encouraging news: the storm did not seriously damage the offshore barrier system that controls erosion on Long Island.

Daily News Flash with Robert Jensen on Mandela's Funeral, Day of Action on Education, and FBI Arrests of LA County Sheriff's Staff Uprising's guest expert Robert Jensen, an author and Professor of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, analyzes today's news headlines: On this International Human Rights Day, world leaders gathered in ... (more)

Faculty members at two of the nation's largest flagship universities pushed back on Monday against "shared services" proposals that administrators say will save millions of dollars but that opponents charge will be costly boondoggles.

Hours after assailants gunned down American teacher Ronnie Smith during his morning jog near the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday, grieving friends on opposite sides of the globe remembered Smith, 33, as a devoted teacher, family man, and Christian.

Texas Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott's battle with the Environmental Protection Agency continues Tuesday morning in the U.S. Supreme Court, when his office will argue against a proposed federal rule to limit the effects of air pollution across state boundaries.

The study, published online in Depression and Anxiety , shows that sexual dysfunction can be effectively treated with an inexpensive, non-invasive prescription of moderately intense workouts.

University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers speaking on June 24, 2013, about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case of Fisher v.

Formula 1 racing is so loud that fans would have to wear both earplugs and earmuffs in order to enjoy the spectacle at safe noise levels, new research suggests.

Librarians are keeping late hours. Coffee shops are serving up triple-shot drinks to zombie-like customers.

Under House Bill 5, students in kindergarten through 12th grade will now need to attend at least 90 percent of class to receive a letter grade.

The University of Texas System Board of Regents plans to discuss the employment of University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers during a closed-door executive session at its board meeting on Thursday.

An Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett currently held by actor Ryan O'Neal is worth an estimated $12 million, an appraiser told a jury Friday.

This Andy Warhol portrait of actress Farrah Fawcett is at Fawcett's alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin.