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Here's the salary Matthew McConaughey makes as a UT Austin film professor

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Professor McConaughey is banking $12,000 in salary for the current school year.

KVUE — He certainly doesn't need the money, but now we know how much Matthew McConaughey will make as a faculty member at the University of Texas.

He'll make $12,009.60 a year — about $6,000 a semester — for teaching film classes at the Moody College of Communication.

He's been a guest instructor since 2015, but this is his first semester as a full-time staff member.

Last month, UT announced McConaughey would be joining the university’s faculty starting in the fall.

McConaughey has been co-teaching the Script to Screen film production class at the university with Scott Rice. He developed the course’s curriculum and provided a unique, behind-the-scenes view of each stage of a film’s production, the university said.

“He has a passion for teaching, and for all things cinematic, that is palpable, even infectious,” said Noah Isenberg, chair of the Department of Radio-Television-Film.

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Walmart will remodel 67 stores across Texas, including one in Austin

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Walmart is making some changes.

Walmart is in renovation mode: The supermarket giant is remodeling 67 stores across Texas — part of a bigger plan to remodel more than 650 stores across the U.S.

Texas gets 10 percent of those remodels. Go Texas.

A release says that the remodels will re-imagine the in-store shopping experience with updates that include:

New look: Big, bold signage and new displays to better showcase merchandise
More selection: Expanded departments, new items
Expanding online pickup & delivery: To fulfill the growing number of online customer orders
Rethinking their pharmacy: Wider aisles, a new private screening room, and privacy checkout areas

"Our stores often serve as the heartbeat of the communities we operate in, and these remodels are a testament to our dedication to enhancing that role," says Southwest Business Unit Operations senior VP Paul Lewellen in a statement. “By investing in our stores and associates, we are not only improving the shopping experience but also reinforcing our commitment to being a vital part of the community’s fabric, helping to build a brighter future for all."

Well that's a bit optimistic, but sure, dream big.

Prior to 2025, Walmart invested over $2.6 billion to upgrade stores throughout Texas in the past five years.

One store in Austin at the intersection of Slaughter Lane and I-35 (9300 S. I-35 #B) will be remodeled.

Big-city stores across Texas set for a remodel include:

Dallas-Fort Worth

9101 N. Tarrant Pkwy., North Richland Hills
1035 Hickory Creek Blvd., Denton/Hickory Creek

San Antonio

5555 de Zavala Rd.
4226 de Zavala Rd.
5025 NW Loop 410
1200 SE Military Dr.
3302 SE Military Pkwy.
9526 W. Military Dr.
1603 Vance Jackson Rd.

Houston

2700 S. Kirkwood Rd.
10411 N. Freeway 45
111 Yale St.
13484 Northwest Fwy.
10001 Woodlands Pkwy. The Woodlands

Other cities with Walmart re-dos include: Alamo, Atlanta, Baytown, Beaumont, Borger, Brady, Breckenridge, Brownsville, Carthage, Childress, Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Edinburg, El Paso, Elsa, Ennis, Fort Stockton, Gatesville, Gilmer, Harlingen, Hereford, Hillsboro, Hondo, Humble (Atascocita), La Marque, La Porte, Laredo, Longview, McAllen, New Braunfels, New Boston, Richmond, Rio Grande City, Rockport, San Angelo, Schertz, Spring, Stamford, Sweetwater, Texarkana, Tomball, and Waco.

Walmart currently has 596 retail units and 25 supply chain facilities across Texas, and was recently named as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For. In Texas, more than 93,900 hourly, frontline associates received a bonus in March, and many promotions were bestowed: 11,500 associates were promoted to jobs with more responsibility and higher pay in 2024, and more than 17,300 part-time associates were promoted to full-time positions.

The company plays an active role in the community through local giving, company-paid associate volunteering, emergency relief efforts, and donations that include more than 91 million pounds of food to local food banks in Texas in fiscal year 2025.

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