I’m very sorry to hear about all the loses you have suffered. I hate to tell you this, but UT is a very tough school. They consider themselves rather “elite” and are tough when considering GPAs. Now, I’m not completely sure I understood your story completely. Were you already a student at UT in Austin, and then moved. Or is this the first time you are applying to UT? If you were already a student, you might have a better chance of getting back in….However, if you are transfering your grades from UTSA, it’s going to be difficult. If you can not get in, I would suggest you take courses at ACC in austin to help get your GPA up and then transfer in after a semester or two. These class will not only be cheaper for you to take, but ACC is usually a little more intimate, and has a better professor to student ratio, so you will be able to get more help with assignments and not feel like only a “number” on the HUGE UT campus.