Jester Center

With a capacity of 3,200 (3,300 with supplemental housing) students, it was the largest residence hall in North America at the time it was built.

During the early 2010s, Jester underwent renovations that included disposition of the previously built-in furniture.

The center also contains an all-you-can-eat cafeteria called "J2 Dining" (signifying Jester 2nd floor), a Wendy's (colloquially referred to as "Jendy's"[3][4]), an a la carte dining center known as "Jester City Limits" (an allusion to Austin City Limits), a convenience store named "Jester City Market", Jesta' Pizza, Jester Java, which serves Starbucks, a bubble tea shop named "Bliss," and the Jesta' Texas Gift Shop, selling UT apparel.

Jester is located right across the street from the Perry–Castañeda Library, Gregory Gymnasium, Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, and many academic buildings.

The Jester East front desk offers students the option to check out DVDs for forty-eight hours at a time.

Currently, the University as a whole makes up a large part of the 78705 ZIP code, and Jester residence hall serves as a polling place for Precinct 148 in Texas Congressional District 21.