The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights on Sunday, March 8, to celebrate Texas Women’s Basketball winning the 2026 Southeastern Conference Championship 78-61 over South Carolina.
As part of campus tradition, the Tower is bathed in burnt orange lighting from top-to-bottom when a University of Texas Athletics team wins a conference championship.
March 8, 2026
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights on Sunday, March 8, to celebrate Texas Women’s Basketball winning the 2026 Southeastern Conference Championship 78-61 over South Carolina. As part of campus tradition, the Tower is bathed in burnt orange lighting from top-to-bottom when a University of Texas Athletics team…
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March 2, 2026
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Monday, March 2, 2026, to celebrate Texas Independence Day. The holiday commemorates the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence and formation of the Republic of Texas in 1836. “For the proudest of Texans, it’s the most important day of the…
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February 21, 2026
The Tower will shine burnt orange tonight to celebrate our Texas Longhorns Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving. In addition to several individual wins throughout the tournament, both the Texas Men’s and the Texas Women’s Swimming and Diving teams have won the 2026 Southeastern Conference Championships. Follow along: Texas Men’s…
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December 31, 2025
The UT Tower will shine burnt orange to celebrate the Texas Longhorns winning the 2025 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, the first time a Texas-based team has won the bowl game. Behind a dynamic performance from sophomore QB Arch Manning, No. 14/14/13 Texas (10-3) pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat…
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November 28, 2025
The UT Tower will shine burnt orange lights on top to celebrate the Texas Longhorns win over Texas A&M on Saturday, Nov. 28. Per tradition, an orange top on the Tower celebrates Longhorn football’s regular season and bowl game victories.
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November 22, 2025
The UT Tower will shine burnt orange lights on top to celebrate the Texas Longhorns win over Arkansas on Saturday, Nov. 22. Per tradition, an orange top on the Tower celebrates Longhorn football’s regular season and bowl game victories. Arch Manning rewrote the record books for one of the most…
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November 21, 2025
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Friday, November 21, in honor of the newest recipients of the Texas Exes Distinguished Alumnus Award. The Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes alumni who have made significant achievements in their careers and service to the University. The 2025 honorees include: Gary Farmer…
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November 6, 2025
The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Thursday, November 6, 2025, in honor of class ring recipients. Per tradition, ahead of the Texas Exes Ring Celebration, class rings will spend the night at the Tower while it shines in honor of the students and alumni who will soon wear…
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November 1, 2025
The UT Tower will shine burnt orange lights on top to celebrate the Texas Longhorns win over Vanderbilt on Saturday, Nov. 1. Per tradition, an orange top on the Tower celebrates Longhorn football’s regular season and bowl game victories. Read more: No. 20/19 Football Secures Conference Victory Over No. 9/11…
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October 22, 2025
The UT Tower will shine burnt orange lights with a “31” displayed on the south side to celebrated the inauguration and investiture of the University’s 31st President, James E. Davis. In August, the UT System Board of Regents named Davis as the next President of UT Austin. Watch the recorded…
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