This month, graduate students in the LBJ School's Policy Research Project on Ukraine’s water sector took part in a simulation that transported them to the year 2030.
In this scenario, a wastewater treatment plant in Zalishchyky, a small town in western Ukraine, had opened on schedule, but the river beside it was barely cleaner. When the European Commission requested treatment data, nobody could provide it. Playing the roles of the institutions responsible for the project, students had one afternoon to work together, uncover what went wrong and identify the challenges standing in the way of meaningful water sector reform.
The LBJ School of Public Affairs will serve as a polling location for the 2026 Midterm Election during both early voting, Monday, October 19, through Friday, October 30, and on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3.
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.
