Thousands of fans attend Texas Longhorns season opener

Fans say all the restrictions are just a small price to pay to have some sort of normalcy back.

UT researchers help develop more accurate, lower cost COVID-19 antibody test

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin in collaboration with Houston Methodist and other institutions have developed an antibody test for the virus that causes COVID-19 that is reportedly more accurate and can handle a much larger number of donor samples at lower overall cost than standard antibody tests currently in use.

UT students start petition for more information about COVID-19 outbreaks on campus

Students said it's a lack of communication that has them concerned and that's why they are petitioning the university for more transparency about COVID-19 outbreaks on campus.

APH asks UT Austin students to be more careful as city transitions to stage 3

Dr. Mark Escott, Austin's Interim Health Authority, says he has confidence in students on campus, but also recognizes they are at a higher risk for COVID-19 because of the close interaction students typically spend with one another.

Some UT Austin faculty petition against opening campus

On Thursday, during the meeting of the UT System Board of Regents, the petition was presented with demands beyond all online classes.

UTPD looking for suspect who allegedly tried to stab someone near campus

The victim told a UTPD officer that while walking on Guadalupe Street, a man yelled at him without provocation, pulled out a knife and swung it twice.

UT Board of Regents approves new funding for West Campus safety

A letter from UT President Gregory Fenves says the decision is because of a recent increase in violent crime in Austin.

UT Police propose increase in officers, security technology following violent attacks

UT Austin Chief of Police David Carter introduced details of a preliminary proposal in the works Monday which will recommend the hiring of additional officers to patrol off-campus areas.

Texas DPS increases patrols in downtown Austin and around UT

The Texas Department of Public Safety is increasing patrols in downtown Austin and around the University of Texas. Governor Greg Abbott made the order after a recent spike in crime.

APD: Man broke into apartment near UT campus while residents were out of town

A caller, who said he was a maintenance worker at the apartment complex, said the residents called him and said their next-door neighbors told them they could hear the bathtub water running in the apartment.