For GPAC President Ella Barwick (MPAff ‘27), getting involved in the LBJ School community is about showing up, asking questions, helping others and finding ways to contribute to the community around her.
A new policy brief from the Center on Municipal Capital Markets (CMCM) at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin examines a debt limit Texas lawmakers considered in 2025, which would have capped annual debt service at 20% of property tax collections. The brief finds that all 15 of the state's largest cities already exceed that limit; had the law passed, it likely would have significantly curtailed new infrastructure borrowing by local governments.
The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin launched an exciting academic year with its annual State of the College address by Interim Dean James "Paul" Pope on Thursday, Sept. 24.
The LBJ School of Public Affairs is proud to announce the winners of its 2026 Outstanding Alumni Awards: R. Paul Kinscherff (MPAff/MBA '85) and Katie Fine (MPAff ’15).
Classes are officially underway, which means the LBJ School of Public Affairs is welcoming a new group of students to campus, including its second-ever undergraduate class. One of those students is Liam Demory (BAPubAff '30).
With the fall semester just around the corner and students returning to the Forty Acres soon, we wanted to give the LBJ community a chance to get to know our Interim Dean, James “Paul” Pope, a little better. Or, if you’ve been taught by him, you may know him as “Coach Pope.”
As one of the first students in the Master of National Security program, Leylah Attia (MNS '28) is helping shape the future of the program while preparing for a career focused on making an impact through public service.
This fall, Eli Craddock will begin the Master of Global Policy Studies (MGPS) program before moving to D.C. through the LBJ Washington Center's Accelerated D.C. Program, bringing him back to the East Coast to live, work and study in our nation's capital.
Before beginning his second year in the Master of Public Affairs program at the LBJ School, Dylan Driscoll is spending his summer in Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland, gaining hands-on experience in sustainable food and agriculture policy.
