Portal:University of Texas at Austin/News
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- January 16, 2008 — Major Applewhite, former UT quarterback, accepted a position to come back to Texas as an assistant coach.
- December 27, 2007 — the 2007 Texas Longhorn football team won the 2007 Holiday Bowl 52–34
- November 28, 2007 — UT alumni Robert Cade, the inventor of Gatorade died at age 80.
- October 8, 2007 — UTC was evacuated due to a bomb threat.
- October 6, 2007 — The 2007 Texas Longhorn football team lost the 102nd Red River Shootout, 28–21.
- May 1, 2007 — Seven members of the 2006 football team were selected in the 2007 NFL Draft and two more were not drafted but have signed as free agents.
- January 4, 2007 — The Supreme Court Clinic of the University of Texas School of Law receives word they will be able to argue a case before the Supreme Court of the United States.
- December 3, 2006 — The 2006 Texas Longhorn football team accepts a bowl bid to play in the 2006 Alamo Bowl against the Iowa Hawkeyes.
- October 9, 2006 — Bevo XIII, the longest-serving Bevo and the predecessor to the current Bevo, died of old age. He was 22.
- September 2, 2006 — "Godzillatron" debuts as the largest high-definition video screen in the world of college sports.
- August 3, 2006 — According to The Daily Texan, The University's Division of Housing and Food has plans to expand their total number of beds from 7,000 to 9,000. The division is the largest source of housing in the campus area with an estimated 27,000 beds in the area.
- July 2006 — Darlene Grant, an associate professor in the School of Social work and an associate dean of graduate studies, has been named 2006 Social Worker of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers. She focuses on incarcerated women and their children.
- July 2006 —Vince Young agreed to terms on his initial contract with the Titans. Terms of the deal are believed to include five years with a sixth year team option and as much as $58 million overall including $25.7 million in guaranteed money.
- July 2006 — Longhorns at the 2006 ESPY Awards, Cat Osterman won for Best Female College Athlete and Vince Young won for Best Championship Performance. Young shared an award for Best Game with Matt Leinart. Other Longhorns also received nominations.
- June 2006 — The athletics department auctions off a piece of Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium history on eBay.
- June 2006 — The Board of Regents authorizes the incorporation of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center into the University.
- June 2006 — Actor, director and producer Robert De Niro donates his extensive archive of film-related items to the Harry Ransom Center. Dating from the late-1960s, the collection includes written materials (e.g. scripts, notes and correspondence) and over 3,000 costume items.
