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- January 4, 2007 — The Supreme Court Clinic of the University of Texas School of Law receives word they will be able to argue a case before the Supreme Court of the United States.
- December 3, 2006 — The 2006 Texas Longhorn football team accepts a bowl bid to play in the 2006 Alamo Bowl against the Iowa Hawkeyes.
- October 9, 2006 — Bevo XIII, the longest-serving Bevo and the predecessor to the current Bevo, died of old age. He was 22.
- September 2, 2006 — "Godzillatron" debuts as the largest high-definition video screen in the world of college sports.
- August 3, 2006 — According to The Daily Texan, The University's Division of Housing and Food has plans to expand their total number of beds from 7,000 to 9,000. The division is the largest source of housing in the campus area with an estimated 27,000 beds in the area.
- July 2006 — Darlene Grant, an associate professor in the School of Social work and an associate dean of graduate studies, has been named 2006 Social Worker of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers. She focuses on incarcerated women and their children.
- July 2006 —Vince Young agreed to terms on his initial contract with the Titans. Terms of the deal are believed to include five years with a sixth year team option and as much as $58 million overall including $25.7 million in guaranteed money.
- July 2006 — Longhorns at the 2006 ESPY Awards, Cat Osterman won for Best Female College Athlete and Vince Young won for Best Championship Performance. Young shared an award for Best Game with Matt Leinart. Other Longhorns also received nominations.
- June 2006 — The athletics department auctions off a piece of Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium history on eBay.
- June 2006 — The Board of Regents authorizes the incorporation of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center into the University.
- June 2006 — Actor, director and producer Robert De Niro donates his extensive archive of film-related items to the Harry Ransom Center. Dating from the late-1960s, the collection includes written materials (e.g. scripts, notes and correspondence) and over 3,000 costume items.
- May 2006 — University alumnus Michael Dell and his wife Susan announce a US$50 million grant to the University to establish facilities for: Pediatric Health Research, Computer Science and the Advancement of Healthy Living.
- April 2006 — Six Longhorns from the national championship football team are selected in the 2006 NFL Draft: Vince Young, Michael Huff, Cedric Griffin, David Thomas, Jonathan Scott and Rodrique Wright.
- April 2006 — Texas clinches the second Lone Star Showdown over archrival Texas A&M.
- April 2006 — Approximately 106,000 electronic records of individuals associated with the McCombs School of Business are compromised in the University's second major security breach in three years.
- April 2006 — Professor David Oshinsky wins the Pulitzer Prize for History for his book Polio: An American Story, which documents the polio epidemic in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s and the race to find a cure.
