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Researchers Find Rideshare Use Linked to Decrease in Collisions and Impaired Driving

The increased use of ridesharing apps appears to be associated with a decrease in motor vehicle collisions and impaired driving convictions,. That’s according to research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The findings based on …

Photographer Sues Over Univ. of Texas Mascot’s Pre-Sugar Bowl Charge

A photographer is suing the owners and handlers of the University of Texas’ live mascot for negligence, saying he suffered permanent neck and back injuries when the longhorn steer charged out of its pen and plowed into several people at …

Study Links Cheating on Spouse with Professional Misconduct

People who cheat on their spouses are a lot more likely to engage in misconduct in the workplace, according to a new academic study. The researchers looked at the records of police officers, financial advisers, white-collar criminals and senior executives …

University of Texas Settles Kearney Discrimination Lawsuit for $600K

The University of Texas agreed to pay $600,000 to settle former women’s track coach Bev Kearney’s race and gender discrimination lawsuit, according to documents released Monday. Kearney and the school agreed to settle her nearly five-year-old lawsuit in June. Terms …

University of Texas to Settle Ex-Coach’s Discrimination Lawsuit

The University of Texas has agreed to settle a race and sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney. Kearney attorney Jody Mask on Wednesday told The Associated Press that the case will be dismissed. University spokesman …

Texas Ex-Track Coach’s Discrimination Suit to Proceed

The Texas Supreme Court has refused to block a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Texas by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney, who was forced out after the school learned of a romantic relationship with …

Texas Wants State Supreme Court to Toss Track Coach Discrimination Lawsuit

The University of Texas has asked the state Supreme Court to block a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney, who was forced out in 2013 after the school learned about a romantic relationship …

Ex-Texas Coach Mack Brown Testimony Sought in Discrimination Suit

A former University of Texas track coach’s sex and race discrimination lawsuit has new life, and her lawyers are still pursuing long-sought testimony from former football coach Mack Brown and prominent current and former administrators as they dig into one …

Central Texas to Get Souped-Up Flood Forecasting System

Come May 2016, turbocharged forecasts capable of faster updates as conditions change will be used to predict flooding on Central Texas rivers, an innovation expected to give emergency managers more lead time to prepare for problems downstream. “What if you …