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The Texas Union was built in 1933 to serve as a college independent community center or "living room" on campus. 

It is one of the buildings designed by Paul Cret who also designed the Tower and Main Building, Goldsmith Hall and Texas Memorial Museum on campus. 

Money to build the Union was raised by the Texas Exes in a campaign led by Thomas Watt Gregory.

In 2006, students passed the Student Activity Center referendum, creating a small semester fee to build and maintain the facility. Construction began in 2009 and the building officially opened its doors for student use on January 18, 2011.

The Student Activity Center (SAC) is a manifested student initiative.  Its main purpose is to serve the students of The University of Texas at Austin, support a diverse array of student interests and provide additional and alternative options for activity, event, meeting, dining and outdoor gathering spaces.

Completed in 1997, the Student Services Building (SSB) houses programs and resources that provide services to students, faculty and staff. The SSB provides core services to support student success in the following areas:

• Social
• Physical
• Emotional
• Personal
• Financial

The building serves as a study lounge for the campus community. The open lounge areas on most floors are used by individual students for studying and by small informal groups for meetings.

Designed by French architect Paul Cret and completed in 1933, Hogg Memorial Auditorium was the first theater on campus and was part of the "Union Group" buildings, financed almost entirely by student and alumni efforts.

The auditorium was named after James Stephen Hogg, the first native governor of Texas.

Hogg has served as a hub for various aspects of campus life since it opened its doors. In the 1950s, it was the main stage for UT’s drama department. Throughout time, it has been the venue of choice for lectures, debates and traveling plays.