A new scholarship has been created for Daily Texan staff members in honor of Cliff Avery, a long-time supporter of student journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and The Daily Texan.
The scholarship...
KUT 90.5 | By Chelsey Zhu, Neena Satija
The University of Texas at Austin has announced Gerald Johnson as the interim general manager of KUT Public Media, a day after firing former General Manager...
Three experienced senior editors have been selected to lead The Daily Texan staff over the next 12 months.
They are:
Tiffany Lam, Editor-in-Chief until May 2026
Tiffany Lam is a rising...
John E. Yemma, an editor and foreign correspondent whose career spanned more than four decades at some of America’s most respected news organizations, died June 10, 2026, in Plymouth, Massachusetts....
Journalism students on the staff of The Daily Texan have an opportunity to receive a fellowship that will pay for foreign or domestic travel in exchange for preparing a written, photographic, video, or...
Eight members of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame were honored at the annual Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame event April 17 on the UT campus.
The event was dedicated to beloved educator and outstanding...
Sixteen scholarships totaling $27,500 were awarded to 16 Daily Texan staff members at the recent Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame gathering.
The awards ranged from $1,000 to $2,500 for the recipients.
The...
KUT 90.5 | By Neena Satija
In a harshly worded letter sent Wednesday evening, the University of Texas at Austin’s top lawyer accused KUT Public Media General Manager Debbie Hiott of making...
S. Griffin “Griff” Singer — devoted husband, father, grandfather, teacher, mentor, caregiver and friend — died March 25, 2026, at the age of 93 following a brief battle with cancer.
A celebration...
By Paul Watler
April 10, 2026 / for The Dallas Morning News
The Laredo police station in south Texas and the Pentagon on the banks of the Potomac — separated by half the continent — hardly...
Not able to attend the Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame event April 17 on the University of Texas campus but still want to support The Texan and its student journalists? Please consider sponsoring...
The Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame event to be held April 17 on the University of Texas campus will be dedicated to beloved educator and outstanding journalist Griff Singer.
Griff died at...
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