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What Does UT Austin’s Potential Deal With The Trump Administration Mean For UT Tyler?

November 20, 2025 Mateus Ferreira

By MATEUS FERREIRA/Head Writer UT Austin has until Nov. 21 to accept a deal from the Trump administration, which offers universities preferential access to federal funds — if they agree to specific policy changes. This decision [Read More…]

UT Tyler Rehomes Beloved Stray Cats on Campus

November 19, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By GENEVIEVE JACKSON/Staff Writer If you’ve visited the University Center at UT Tyler in the past month, odds are that you’re aware of the latest sensation: the campus cats. Commonly seen lounging on the concrete segments [Read More…]

Patriots Aim for First LSC Title in San Angelo

November 18, 2025 Chase Upton

By CHASE UPTON/Sports Editor Tyler, TEXAS— UT Tyler’s volleyball team will pack up and head to San Angelo, Texas, this week for the Lone Star Conference Volleyball Championship, scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 20 through Saturday, Nov. [Read More…]

ICE Presence Increases in Tyler

November 12, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By VICTORIA OLIVARES/Staff Writer Several Facebook posts have gone up in La Tiendita, warning communities about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, being spotted in Tyler. La Tiendita is a Spanish Facebook group that [Read More…]

Patriots Make History With First Division II Postseason Victory

November 11, 2025 Chase Upton

By CHASE UPTON/Sports Editor SAN ANGELO, Texas- UT Tyler women’s soccer took down fourth-seeded Angelo State (9-5-5) 2-0 in the Lone Star Conference quarterfinals Monday night. The win marks the Patriots’ first postseason appearance and victory [Read More…]

SJP Continues To Push for Palestinian Activism on Campus

November 11, 2025 Mateus Ferreira

By MATEUS FERREIRA/Head Writer Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is a movement founded in 1993 that aims to promote student involvement in pro-Palestinian activism. With over 350 chapters in North America, SJP’s website says its [Read More…]

Patriots Take Down DBU With 87th-Minute Winner

November 11, 2025 Chase Upton

By CHASE UPTON/Sports Editor DALLAS, Texas – UT Tyler men’s soccer team defeated Dallas Baptist University (7–7–4) on Saturday in the first round of the Lone Star Conference Tournament, sending the Patriots to the LSC semifinals [Read More…]

Sam Schott Named NCAA Woman of the Year

November 6, 2025 Chase Upton

By CHASE UPTON/Sports Editor TYLER, Texas- Sam Schott has been named the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced Wednesday. Out of more than 235,000 female student-athletes competing at the NCAA [Read More…]

Gen-X Jim Presents: The Top 10 Things I Learned from Stephen King

October 30, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By JIM CLAYTON/Staff Writer I am often intrigued by the things that mold us as individuals. Our various external interests and curiosities tend to have a long-lasting impact on our developmental process, our intellectual chrysalis, if [Read More…]

Early Voting Begins in Smith County

October 30, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By VICTORIA OLIVARES/Staff Writer Early voting began in Smith County on Monday, Oct. 20 and will last until Oct. 31. There are 17 state of Texas propositions to be voted on by the community. For [Read More…]