AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin's iconic Tower is about to get some needed TLC. UT says the planned restoration work will mark the first meaningful investment in the Tower ...

An iconic college landmark at the University of Texas is slated for a $70 million makeover as part of the school's larger plan to renovate campus structures. The UT Tower will undergo its first ...

AUSTIN – Grime clings to the grayish limestone of the University of Texas Tower. Metal panels are rusted orange under the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Since 1937, the University of Texas at Austin has been the home to a 307-foot-tall structure: the UT Tower. With 27 floors, an observation deck, and a series of windows, this ...

Starting in November, the tower will undergo a $70 million, multiyear restoration. The goal is for the project to finish by August 2027, restoring the building to its "former glory," UT President ...

Just days before the University of Texas Tower’s 87th birthday, the UT System Board of Regents approved adding the iconic landmark’s proposed $70 million renovation project to the system's ...

University of Texas tower glows as the sunsets on campus on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 in Austin. The tower will be going under renovation this year for some structural upkeep.

UT Tower – the most iconic and recognizable landmark looming over the University of Texas System's flagship campus in Austin – is slated for a $26 million renovation, the system's Board of ...

The University of Texas tower is shining burnt orange Saturday night with a giant number one on all sides. Longhorns are celebrating a first-ever for Texas Softball. The team just won the Women ...

Fifty years after the Tower shooting, the University of Texas is finally honoring the victims. ... The University of Texas at Austin remembers with profound sorrow the tragedy of August 1, 1966.

Editor's note: This article by Sam Kindrick originally appeared in the San Antonio Express on Aug. 2, 1966, one day after the University of Texas Tower shooting.

Senior editor Pamela Colloff talks about tracking down eyewitnesses and listening to their accounts of Charles Whitman’s shooting spree from atop the University of Texas Tower.