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University of Texas President Bill Powers speaks to Provost Gregory Fenves during a board of regents meeting on July 10th, 2014 It was an intense week at the University of Texas System, culminating with the resignation of University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers.

President Barack Obama has a moment with people when he visits Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas, Thursday, July 10, 2014.

Just when it seemed like debate over the National Nanotechnology Initiative was a thing of the past , disagreements regarding re-authorization and budget cuts are prompting politicians and researches to take a detailed look at what the program supports and what it is achieving.

Dallas Fed president Richard W. Fisher and Admiral William McRaven are the two front-runners to become the next chancellor of the University of Texas System, a source close to the search told The Dallas Morning News today.

At shortly before 1 pm local time, POTUS strode onstage to a rousing, standing ovation of welcome.

Actors Shia LaBeouf and Robin Williams both announced last week that they're seeking treatment for alcoholism: LaBeouf as an outpatient following an outburst in a New York City theater and Williams in a rehab facility.

The Country Framer took home Main Street's "Business of the Year," and Dena Sherrill, the creator of Colton's Run, took home "Volunteer of the Year."

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.