Photo from Obama’s rally at The Backyard by Romain Nayalkar for Austinist.comWith all eyes focused on Texas and what could well prove to be a kingmaking March 4 primary, the statewide political machine has kicked into full gear. Whether it's a happy hour, camp out, or fundraising poker tournament, there's something going on just about every day of the week for Obama or Clinton supporters. Even those still rooting for under-underdog Ron Paul have something......

It looks like we dropped the ball on this one, as it's officially No Pants Day. A "Pantsless Protest" was staged in front of the Capitol at 8am this morning, and a day-long rally will take place on the West Mall of UT campus. "No Pants Day is a day where everyone, be they students, respectable businessmen, or cherished community leaders, leave their pants behind," reads the official website. "When large groups of people......

Water was certainly the theme of the day as University of Texas students dodged melting ice and puddles in order to make it to class on the university's first day of the spring semester. Pictured above, the West Mall Fountain, in front of The Union, bared the heaviest foot traffic as hordes of unprepared students crossed the street to purchase overpriced textbooks from The Co-Op.......

Come celebrate indigenous and mestizo contributions in the 3rd Annual Dia de la Raza celebration tonight from 7-10:30 at the Pavilion at Fiesta Gardens, featuring East L.A. band Quetzal and Austin-native Maneja Beto. Poetry readings, a Latino community group fair and refreshments are included. The latest hot-button issue: Christian Deitering, president of the Longhorn Hellraisers, used his Capitol connections to destroy the Texas A&M University pep rally traditionally held on the South side of......

Starting today (actually, you are probably missing some of it right now, so hurry up and finish reading) The Queer Students Alliance of The University of Texas at Austin will be kicking off their sixth annual Pride Week. Until next Monday, October 16th, the QSA will be holding events from early in the morning til late in the evening--from rallies, conferences, workshops, movies and an AIDS walk at Waterloo Park. The theme for this year's......

...we'd like to remind you that tomorrow is NO PANTS DAY! Best. day. of. the. year. Here is a summary of the Pants-free events (being put on by the Knighthood of BUH) that Austinites can partake in tomorrow: Capital Rally (7am - 9am) Hanging out at the Capital, for the early-rising, hardcore celebrants. We're gonna promote No Pants Day to people early in the morning downtown. It'll be a blast to be out in no......