The ''Texas Travesty'' is a student-produced

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created and produced at the

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. The ''Travesty'' began in 1997 as an independent, online-only publication by the Butler brothers: Kevin Butler (a former editorial columnist for ''

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'') and Brad Butler. Within a year, the publication successfully appealed for inclusion within

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(TSM, officially named Texas Student Publications), an auxiliary enterprise of the university which publishes ''The Daily Texan'' and produces

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and TSTV. The staff produces six issues each school year, three each long semester. According to the TSM itself, the ''Travesty'' currently has a print distribution of roughly 25,000 copies, in addition to thousands of online readers. The ''Travesty'' is supported by advertising revenue. As a publication within TSM, the paper shares some revenue and expenses with the general TSM organization. The editor-in-chief holds a non-voting position on the TSM board of directors. Several of the ''Travesty''s writers and editors went on to publish ''That Other Paper'', a once-popular but now-defunct

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'' — Best of Austin *2014
Best Local Publication
(Readers' Poll) *2010
Best Local Publication
(Readers' Poll) *2009
Best Local Publication
(Readers' Poll) *2006
Best Local Publication
(Readers' Poll) *2005
Best Local Publication
(Readers' Poll) *2004
Best Local Publication
(Readers' Poll) *2003
Best Parody Newspaper
(Critics' Choice)

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''Texas Travesty'' Archives (pre-2006 content)
{{University of Texas at Austin, studentlife 1997 establishments in Texas College humor magazines Magazines established in 1997 Magazines published in Austin, Texas Satirical magazines published in the United States Student magazines published in the United States Texas Student Media

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