Behind The Truck Doors
Three UT Austin journalism students cover the food truck scene in Austin by exploring owner’s stories and their cultural backgrounds. These three episodes highlight owners from three different cultures & cuisines—South Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern. Listen to hear how they started their trucks and how their identity influenced it all.
Zo for Austin
Showing behind the scenes of Zohaib Qadri, a progressive candidate running for Austin City Council District 9. Filmed in the beginning of his campaign, Qadri was elected seven months later as the first South Asian and Muslim on the council.
Dallas City Council Candidate During COVID
A behind the scenes of what it’s like to run a campaign during the COVID era with Hosanna Yemiru, a progressive candidate for Dallas City Council District 11.
Women’s March at Texas Capitol
University of Texas at Austin students attend Women’s March ATX on October 2nd to support reproductive justice in light of Texas’s recent passing of Senate Bill 8 banning abortions as early as 6 weeks
UT Voices: Black Lives Matter
UT Voices is video series where a panel of politically active students from both sides of the U.S. political spectrum give their thoughts on several current national issues. Opinions and views shared in this video do not represent those of The Daily Texan or its staff. In the fourth episode, a panel of politically engaged students from both sides of the U.S. political spectrum shared their thoughts on the issue of race relations in the U.S., the Black Lives Matter movement, and how the current administration has responded to protests over the summer.
WiseUp Texas
A non partisan non profit dedicated to educating and empowering South Asians in Texas. It has a podcast episode interviewing candidates both running or already elected South Asian and Asian American candidates on the local and state level.