An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

Hold the date – Oct. 1 – for annual Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame dinner

July 23, 2021

Please mark Friday, Oct. 1 for the Friends of The Daily Texan annual Hall of Fame dinner on the University of Texas campus. The scheduled dinner/reunion will include honoring the 2021 Daily Texan Hall...

Friends fund drive raises $31,000-plus to support Daily Texan needs

June 21, 2021

The ongoing Friends of The Daily Texan fund-drive has reached $31,460, all to be used for Texan scholarships, project needs and other items to support the student newspaper at The University of Texas at...

Texan Editorial Adviser Bob Hilburn and his cousin Larry McMurtry

April 18, 2021

Editor's Note: Those who worked at The Daily Texan on the University of Texas campus in the 1960s, 70s and 80s remember  “Mr. Hilburn.“ He was the editorial adviser to the student paper, and a renowned...

Tumulty on Nancy Reagan: More than a love story; a partnership that made Reagan President

April 1, 2021

Editor's note: Below is information about Daily Texan and UT graduate Karen Tumulty's critically-acclaimed biography of Nancy Reagan. In addition, here is a link to an except in The Washington Post about...

Honoring current and former Texan staffers: Celebrate (and Please Donate)

March 10, 2021

With COVID-19 forced cancellation of Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame dinner and fund-raiser last fall, the Friends group has created a “virtual” celebration to honor those who would normally...

Travel virtually across the globe with two Pulitzer Prize winning former Daily Texan photographers

November 24, 2020

For two decades, two Associated Press Photographers who met at The Daily Texan traveled war zones and pockets of peace in Central America, South Asia, Africa and the Mideast, taking photos that would win...

Texan 2020 Hall of Fame Honorees: covering the globe from war zones to Wall Street, hospital operating rooms to classrooms…and beyond

September 23, 2020

A dedicated and talented group of honorees with an almost unbelievable range of experiences - locally to globally - comprise the 2020 Daily Texan Hall of Fame class. Consider these success stories of...

Annual Friends Hall of Fame, Daily Texan Scholarship Awards Dinner To Go Virtual for 2020

September 8, 2020

The Friends of The Daily Texan annual gathering will be a virtual event this year, including awarding of seven scholarship grants for Texan staffers and honoring of new Daily Texan Hall of Fame members. The...

Senator Zaffirini wins top Press Women of Texas communications award

July 6, 2020

Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, has won the 2020 Ann Faragher Sweepstakes Award, the Press Women of Texas' (PWT) highest distinction during its annual communications contest. Named for the trailblazing...

Texan staffer scholarships and Hall of Fame in Fall, either in-person or virtual

May 1, 2020

The Friends of The Daily Texan annual Hall of of Fame dinner is officially scheduled for Oct. 2, but whether it is held in person or as a virtual event has not yet been decided. Two items that are definite:...

Houston Chronicle reporter and former Texan staffer wins George Polk award for exposing family separation at the border

February 22, 2020

The Houston Chronicle Houston Chronicle immigration reporter Lomi Kriel has won a prominent national award for her work on the Trump Administration's immigration policy, including family separation at...

Friends membership campaign supports student scholarships, coverage and other needs for The Daily Texan

February 11, 2020

Proceeds from Friends of The Daily Texan membership campaign - now underway -  will focus on additional scholarship funds for students, needed equipment for Texan journalists to do their jobs, travel...

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