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Credits clockwise from top left: Mark Wilson, Getty Images; David Paul Morris, Bloomberg via Getty Images; Eric Gay, AP Images; Eric Gay, AP Images Key players in the dramatic saga that swept the U. of Texas at Austin this week were William C. Powers Jr., the flagship campus's president; Gov. Rick Perry of Texas; Wallace L. Hall Jr., a prominent ... (more)

Austin, Texas, Jul 11, 2014 / 02:06 am .- A study claiming better wellbeing among children of same-sex couples was based on data that merits "healthy scepticism" due to "suspect science" such as selective surveying, a sociology professor has said.

The solution to the shortage of workers for well-paying STEM jobs does not begin with students in college; it begins in elementary schools with well-trained teachers who are prepared to inspire students early on in these science, technology, engineering and math fields.

University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa says the regents' decision to approve two new medical degree programs in Austin and the Rio Grande Valley will address the health needs in these two regions.

Before a packed audience at the Paramount Theater on Thursday, President Barack Obama said the economy has improved since the economic recession from 2008 to 2009 in an address on the economy that criticized political gridlock in Washington, D.C. Obama credited the American people with helping the nation recover from the recession but said that his ... (more)

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin in the US and Nanjing University in China have succeeded in synthesizing a superhydrophobic thin film that can be coated onto virtually any substrate.

A dozen protesters held signs and banners outside the Paramount Theatre in Austin on Thursday, rallying against President Barack Obama's immigration policies.

Class is out for the summer, but DISD officials are hard at work, getting the new High School and renovations to Munson Stadium ready for students this fall.

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Denison ISD is retesting students whose STAAR tests were lost by the testing company last month, but if kids can't make it this week there will be another opportunity in December.

A victory of sorts for supporters of UT Austin President Bill Powers : Efforts to forcibly remove him today have seemingly been derailed, as he reached an agreement to step down on June 2, 2015.

Tandem protein mass spectrometry is one of the most widely used methods in proteomics, the large-scale study of proteins, particularly their structures and functions.

Bill Powers, President of the University of Texas at Austin, welcomes guests to the discussion panel, LBJ and MLK:Fulfilling a Promise, Realizing a Dream, held at the the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.

Good afternoon! Here are some stories for you to peruse on this lovely Wednesday: 1. A Tyler resident received a token of appreciation from the president while on vacation in Colorado on Tuesday night.

Yesterday we published an article about anAustralian study claiming that children of same-sex parents are healthier.

It is 1,825 miles from New Haven, Conn., to Austin, Tex., which typically means 30 hours of driving and three nights in motels, not an easy trip for anyone.

University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa on Monday attributed his recent request that University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers resign or be fired to " acknowledged a longstanding tension between his office, Powers and the board of regents.

A former Mansfield High School student has started an online petition demanding town Superintendent Brenda Hodges resign.

A Greenville man accused of causing a crash that killed a Paris man last fall is requesting a bond reduction.

A registered sex offender, accused of exposing himself at a Hugo shopping center, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday.