Davis, Van de Putte host filibuster anniversary event
One year after state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, delayed a vote on an anti-abortion bill with an 11-hour filibuster, a large crowd filled the Palmer Events Center on Wednesday as Democratic...
View ArticleMayoral candidates discuss affordability, early childhood education
Five Austin mayoral candidates met Wednesday at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar Boulevard to talk about affordability and early childhood education.The event, hosted by United Way for Greater...
View ArticleDavis’ stories of abortions meant to help her campaign
Editor’s Note: In state Sen. Wendy Davis’ (D-Fort Worth) memoir, released Tuesday, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate discusses her personal experiences with abortion in the ‘90s. Below, a Daily...
View ArticleDavis disappoints in gubernatorial debate
Less than 24 hours after a mediocre performance in the Rio Grande gubernatorial debate, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, appeared in Austin ready to re-enter the political wringer. “I’ve always...
View ArticleDistrict 9 candidate Erin McGann talks about urban rail, ‘stealth dorms’
Erin McGann, candidate for the Austin City Council’s District 9 seat, sat down with The Daily Texan to discuss her plans should she be elected. This year’s city election is the first under the...
View ArticleAustin mayoral candidates debate water conservation, transportation at...
Six Austin mayoral candidates debated issues, such as water conservation, transportation and emergency protocol, at an on-campus event Wednesday night.The forum, hosted by KUT at the Belo Center for...
View ArticleCity Council’s District 3 race features 12 candidates
With early voting underway in the first Austin City Council election under its 10-ONE structure, many student neighborhoods — such as West Campus and Hyde Park — are located in District 9, but...
View ArticleValuing teamwork is the key to TSM success
Editor's Note: Jan Ross Piedad, the Moody College of Communication candidate, has written the following column on a topic of the her choosing relating to her campaign. She agreed to forgo print...
View ArticleTwo SG candidates suspended until Monday night for ‘co-campaigning’
The Election Supervisory Board suspended two Student Government candidates, University-wide representative candidate Anika Agarwal and Liberal Arts representative candidate Sammy Minkowitz, from...
View ArticleJefferson Davis statue temporarily defaced amidst debate about its presence...
The Jefferson Davis statue on the South Mall was temporarily defaced by a blue-chalk “CHUMP,” with an arrow pointing up to Davis, scrawled on the statue’s base early Friday morning. It has since been...
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