Videos from officers show terrifying moments during Texas mass shooting that left 3 dead
Read full article: Videos from officers show terrifying moments during Texas mass shooting that left 3 deadPolice body camera footage shows bargoers and pedestrians fleeing and ducking for cover in the chaotic moments after a gunman killed three people in a mass shooting outside a Texas bar.
Austin shooting: Blood rushed from San Antonio, UT community impacted, local leaders react
Read full article: Austin shooting: Blood rushed from San Antonio, UT community impacted, local leaders reactSouth Texas Blood & Tissue sent 20 units of blood to Austin on Sunday morning after three people were killed and 14 were hospitalized in a mass shooting.
Mother of Texas A&M student demands answers after daughterās fatal fall from high-rise in Austin
Read full article: Mother of Texas A&M student demands answers after daughterās fatal fall from high-rise in AustinThe mother of a 19-year-old Texas A&M University student who died after falling from a high-rise apartment near the University of Texas at Austin is pleading for answers ā and students living nearby say the circumstances feel deeply unsettling.
Billionaire Jeff Yass gives $100 million to University of Austin for free tuition
Read full article: Billionaire Jeff Yass gives $100 million to University of Austin for free tuitionYass, a school voucher supporter and an influential figure in Texas politics, said the only condition for the gift was for the school not to receive government funding.
UT-Austin considering offer to adopt Trump priorities for funding advantages
Read full article: UT-Austin considering offer to adopt Trump priorities for funding advantagesThe funding deal would reportedly ask the university to adopt a stricter definition of gender and a tuition freeze, among other conditions.
UT System will push to enforce campus protest bans that judge temporarily blocked
Read full article: UT System will push to enforce campus protest bans that judge temporarily blockedA judge said the university canāt be trusted to enforce a state law that bans overnight āexpressive activity,ā among other restrictions, in a constitutional way.
Professor accused of indecent exposure on UT campus prior to joining Texas A&M staff, affidavit says
Read full article: Professor accused of indecent exposure on UT campus prior to joining Texas A&M staff, affidavit saysRussell Taylor Johns was arrested Wednesday after allegedly exposing his genitals to two female UT students last April, according to an affidavit.
UTSA softball hires former Longhorn Mac Morgan as new pitching coach
Read full article: UTSA softball hires former Longhorn Mac Morgan as new pitching coachThe University of Texas at San Antonio softball team has hired former University of Texas at Austin pitcher Mac Morgan as its new pitching coach, the campus announced Wednesday.
What to know as Trump administration targets tuition breaks for students without legal status
Read full article: What to know as Trump administration targets tuition breaks for students without legal statusThe quick end to a Texas law that granted in-state public university tuition prices to students who lack legal resident status stunned immigrant advocates and state Democrats, who call it a cruel punishment for hardworking students that will ultimately hurt the stateās economy.
Texas is poised to become the latest GOP state to exert control over university curriculum
Read full article: Texas is poised to become the latest GOP state to exert control over university curriculumUniversity boards appointed by the Texas governor soon could have new powers to control the curriculum required of students and eliminate degree programs.
UTSA baseball earns first-ever at-large bid to NCAA regional in Austin
Read full article: UTSA baseball earns first-ever at-large bid to NCAA regional in AustinAfter losing in last weekās conference tournament, the University of Texas at San Antonio baseball team learned its season will live to fight another day.
Texas lawmakers debating DEI ban in K-12 schools ask: Do students benefit from teachers who look like them?
Read full article: Texas lawmakers debating DEI ban in K-12 schools ask: Do students benefit from teachers who look like them?Conservative lawmakers say DEI efforts are discriminatory and push liberal ideologies on children. Critics point to research showing a diverse teacher body helps students succeed academically.
Texas Republican lawmakers may āfinancially handcuffā cities that donāt play by their rules
Read full article: Texas Republican lawmakers may āfinancially handcuffā cities that donāt play by their rulesOne proposal would allow the attorney general to sue cities and freeze sales tax revenues for up to 90 days.
More than 250 international studentsā immigration statuses revoked across Texas universities
Read full article: More than 250 international studentsā immigration statuses revoked across Texas universitiesThe people affected include a University of Houston professor from Korea who was teaching upper level math under a type of student visa that allows graduates to work in their field of study.
Interim UT-Austin president seeks to walk fine line between faculty and lawmakersā concerns
Read full article: Interim UT-Austin president seeks to walk fine line between faculty and lawmakersā concernsJim Davis told professors heāll share their concerns with lawmakers about proposals that would increase oversight on curricula and hiring. Elsewhere on campus, former UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell criticized the bills.
Local AFROTC students set to carry POW/MIAS flag in journey from San Antonio to Austin
Read full article: Local AFROTC students set to carry POW/MIAS flag in journey from San Antonio to AustinThis weekend, a group of Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFROTC) students from several universities will run more than 60 miles between San Antonio and Austin.
Incendio en el lado este destruye casa y daƱa cuatro pequeƱos negocios, dice SAFD
Read full article: Incendio en el lado este destruye casa y daña cuatro pequeños negocios, dice SAFDEl Departamento de Bomberos de San Antonio estÔ investigando un incendio que provocó la pérdida total de una casa y dañó un edificio con cuatro negocios en el lado este de la ciudad.
Nuevo documental muestra momentos nunca antes vistos de la icónica cantante tejana Selena
Read full article: Nuevo documental muestra momentos nunca antes vistos de la icónica cantante tejana SelenaāSelena y Los Dinosā se proyectarĆ” en enero como parte de la Competencia de Documentales de EE. UU., 30 aƱos despuĆ©s de que Yolanda Saldivar matara a la icónica cantante de mĆŗsica tejana.
Texas professors self-censor for fear of retaliation, survey found
Read full article: Texas professors self-censor for fear of retaliation, survey foundAt least a third of respondents at UT-Austin, UT-Dallas and Texas A&M said theyāre not sure administrators at their universities protect free speech on campus.
UT System expands free tuition and fees to all undergraduates whose families make $100,000 or less
Read full article: UT System expands free tuition and fees to all undergraduates whose families make $100,000 or lessThe Board of Regents is lifting the income threshold to expand eligibility across all nine of its UT System campuses.
UT-Austin tightens automatic admission threshold to 5% of Texasā top high schoolers
Read full article: UT-Austin tightens automatic admission threshold to 5% of Texasā top high schoolersThe current threshold is 6%. The change comes after the university received a record-breaking 73,000 undergraduate applications for this fall.
UT-Austin studentās lawsuit over arrest during pro-Palestinian demonstrations may proceed, judge rules
Read full article: UT-Austin studentās lawsuit over arrest during pro-Palestinian demonstrations may proceed, judge rulesAmmer Qaddumi alleges UT-Austin violated his First Amendment rights. He is also challenging his suspension from the university.
UT System prohibits its universities from making political or social statements
Read full article: UT System prohibits its universities from making political or social statementsThe new policy says universities should remain neutral on āissues of the dayā while allowing students, faculty and staff to express their ideas.
UT-Austin spares pro-Palestinian protesters from suspension, offers them probation instead
Read full article: UT-Austin spares pro-Palestinian protesters from suspension, offers them probation insteadSome students were relieved they were offered a type of academic probation that would allow them to remain in classes.
Travis County Attorney drops charges against 79 more UT-Austin protesters
Read full article: Travis County Attorney drops charges against 79 more UT-Austin protestersThe arrests were the result of the second police crackdown on pro-Palestine demonstrations at UT-Austin. The first protest, on April 24, resulted in 57 arrests, which were also dismissed.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations at UT-Austin open rift among Jewish students
Read full article: Pro-Palestinian demonstrations at UT-Austin open rift among Jewish studentsSome Jewish students see the protests as inherently antisemitic. Others say Jewish history and values make them empathize with Palestinians.
Under scrutiny from legislators, Texas university leaders attest to how theyāre complying with the stateās DEI ban
Read full article: Under scrutiny from legislators, Texas university leaders attest to how theyāre complying with the stateās DEI banTuesdayās Texas Senate hearing comes as lawmakers are expected to propose new laws next year to enforce the DEI ban and prevent antisemitism.
UT-Austin lecturer arrested and fired after confrontation with police at pro-Palestinian demonstration
Read full article: UT-Austin lecturer arrested and fired after confrontation with police at pro-Palestinian demonstrationThe lecturerās lawyer disputes the charges, and the universityās decision to fire him has raised concerns from faculty over free speech protections.
Watch a conversation on the UT-Austin protests and the state of free speech on college campuses
Read full article: Watch a conversation on the UT-Austin protests and the state of free speech on college campusesAn American Civil Liberties Union of Texas attorney and a UT-Austin professor discussed how free speech has been protected and challenged in campus protests, and what we should all learn from the last few weeks.
UT-Austinās Jay Hartzell praised by GOP leaders as university presidents nationwide take heat over protest response
Read full article: UT-Austinās Jay Hartzell praised by GOP leaders as university presidents nationwide take heat over protest responseHartzellās protest response has also resulted in condemnations from students and faculty.
Dozens more arrested at UT-Austin as police use pepper spray, flash bangs to break up protests
Read full article: Dozens more arrested at UT-Austin as police use pepper spray, flash bangs to break up protestsThe arrests mark the second time in less than a week that police have broken up a pro-Palestinian demonstration. This time protesters tried to set up an encampment on campus.
Travis County rejects all criminal trespass charges against 57 people arrested at UT-Austin protest
Read full article: Travis County rejects all criminal trespass charges against 57 people arrested at UT-Austin protestUniversity officials banned all students arrested from campus, except for āacademic reasons.ā
Faculty petition to hold no-confidence vote in UT-Austin president after protest response
Read full article: Faculty petition to hold no-confidence vote in UT-Austin president after protest responsePresident Jay Hartzell defended the response but faculty criticized the presence of armed state troopers. Fifty-seven people were arrested.
DPS to further investigate Austin TV photographer arrested during pro-Palestine protest
Read full article: DPS to further investigate Austin TV photographer arrested during pro-Palestine protestThe Texas Department of Public Safety said a TV photographer arrested during a pro-Palestine protest Wednesday at UT Austin will have his case under further investigation by its Criminal Investigations Division.
Layoffs and upheaval at Texas universities spur fear as lawmakers continue DEI crackdown
Read full article: Layoffs and upheaval at Texas universities spur fear as lawmakers continue DEI crackdownAs administrators scramble to comply with new limits on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, students and faculty worry more tumult is coming.
Texas' diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities
Read full article: Texas' diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universitiesTexas' ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education has resulted in more than 100 job cuts at University of Texas campuses across the state.
UT-Austin announces round of firings in latest step to comply with Texasā DEI ban
Read full article: UT-Austin announces round of firings in latest step to comply with Texasā DEI banThe firings come after state leaders criticized universities for not doing enough to enforce the ban. Students say UT-Austin has already overcorrected.
As doors close and funding fades, students worry UT-Austin is taking Texasā new DEI ban too far
Read full article: As doors close and funding fades, students worry UT-Austin is taking Texasā new DEI ban too farThe new state law prohibits public universities from having diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Students say schools are overcorrecting.
Former University of Texas at Austin student sues fraternity over alleged assault at party
Read full article: Former University of Texas at Austin student sues fraternity over alleged assault at partyA former exchange student at the University of Texas at Austin is suing a fraternity chapter and seeks more than $1 million in damages.
UT-Austin investigates students amid tensions over Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: UT-Austin investigates students amid tensions over Israel-Hamas warAdministrators are weighing possible disciplinary action against four students who criticized the universityās response to the Middle East conflict.
Proposition 5 on Texas ballot would create new endowment for āemergingā research universities
Read full article: Proposition 5 on Texas ballot would create new endowment for āemergingā research universitiesIf approved, the new fund would provide tens of millions of dollars to the University of Houston, Texas Tech, Texas State University and University of North Texas.
Texas borrowers face hard financial choices after student loan pause ends
Read full article: Texas borrowers face hard financial choices after student loan pause endsPayments resumed this month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Biden administrationās student loan forgiveness plan is unconstitutional. For many, the pause meant the difference between saving and making ends meet.
Meet the newest class of Tribune fellows
Read full article: Meet the newest class of Tribune fellowsFellows play key roles in the most important work of the Tribune, helping with The Texas Tribune Festival and covering the biennial legislative sessions, education and the environment, among other important topics.
Half of Texas voters believe the impeachment of Ken Paxton was justified, poll finds
Read full article: Half of Texas voters believe the impeachment of Ken Paxton was justified, poll findsThe attorney generalās fellow Republicans were about evenly split in their approval and disapproval, the University of Texas poll determined.
What the possible end to race-conscious admissions means for Texas universities
Read full article: What the possible end to race-conscious admissions means for Texas universitiesHereās what you need to know ahead of the U.S. Supreme Courtās expected ruling on two cases challenging the policy commonly known as affirmative action in college admissions.
Texas bill would preserve UT-Austinās admissions policies if U.S. Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action
Read full article: Texas bill would preserve UT-Austinās admissions policies if U.S. Supreme Court strikes down affirmative actionState lawmakers passed legislation that would ensure the UT flagship can continue to cap the number of students it automatically admits because of their academic achievement at 75%, giving the university room to accept other students using different criteria.
UT Austin researchers rediscover species of ancient beaver, name it after Buc-eeās
Read full article: UT Austin researchers rediscover species of ancient beaver, name it after Buc-eeāsThe Buc-eeās beaver may rule Texas interstates, but the state has been ābeaver countryā for millions of years, researchers by the University of Texas at Austin recently proved.
Bill would make UT-Austin center formerly known as Liberty Institute into its own college
Read full article: Bill would make UT-Austin center formerly known as Liberty Institute into its own collegeSen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, has filed legislation that would establish The Civitas School of Civic and International Leadership as a formal college at the University of Texas at Austin.
TribCast: The politics of diversity, equity and inclusion on college campuses
Read full article: TribCast: The politics of diversity, equity and inclusion on college campusesOn this weekās episode, Matthew speaks with higher education reporter Kate McGee about Texas leadersā push to limit the role of diversity in hiring on college campuses.
UT student arrested for taking pictures under shower stalls at dorm hall, police say
Read full article: UT student arrested for taking pictures under shower stalls at dorm hall, police sayA University of Texas at Austin student was arrested for taking pictures of others under a shower stall at a dorm hall, campus police say.
University of Texas at Austin students will hold referendum on āEyes of Texasā
Read full article: University of Texas at Austin students will hold referendum on āEyes of TexasāThe nonbinding referendum is meant to gauge student opinion on the divisive alma mater but would not result in any changes to the song. Student leaders called for it in response to a 2021 university report on the songās history that found it was ānot overtly racist.ā
UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks
Read full article: UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networksStudents and faculty will not be able to access the popular social media app while connected to university internet servers. Itās the latest step to limit access to the service after Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies to ban the app on government-issued devices citing cybersecurity risks.
UT fires head basketball coach Chris Beard after domestic violence arrest
Read full article: UT fires head basketball coach Chris Beard after domestic violence arrestBeard was hired by UT in 2021. The university paid $4 million to buy out his contract at Texas Tech University. He was one of UTās highest-paid employees.
UT System approves commitment to free speech, even if most students find that speech āoffensiveā or āimmoralā
Read full article: UT System approves commitment to free speech, even if most students find that speech āoffensiveā or āimmoralāThe Board of Regents adopted the Chicago Statement, a free speech policy created by the University of Chicago in 2014. More than 90 institutions have adopted the statement.
In lawsuit, UT-Austin professor accuses Texas A&M faculty program of discriminating against white and Asian men
Read full article: In lawsuit, UT-Austin professor accuses Texas A&M faculty program of discriminating against white and Asian menUT-Austin professor Richard Lowery is represented by America First Legal ā a group created by Stephen Miller, a policy adviser for former President Donald Trump, and Jonathan Mitchell, a former solicitor general for Texas and the legal architect of the stateās six-week abortion ban.
A Taylor Swift English class will be offered at UT Austin this fall
Read full article: A Taylor Swift English class will be offered at UT Austin this fallThis fall students at the University of Texas at Austin will have the opportunity to take a literary course studying Taylor Swiftās written lyrics.
As monkeypox spreads, health experts urge Texas universities to prepare for outbreaks
Read full article: As monkeypox spreads, health experts urge Texas universities to prepare for outbreaksWhile the risk of exposure to monkeypox remains low, health experts say college students living in close proximity to each other could spur outbreaks. They encourage schools to share their plans and relevant information about the virus.
Abortion funds languish in legal turmoil, their leaders fearing jail time if they help Texans
Read full article: Abortion funds languish in legal turmoil, their leaders fearing jail time if they help TexansItās unclear whether Texasā tangled web of abortion laws would make it a crime to pay for a Texan to leave the state to get an abortion, but the threat has compelled the funds to cease services.
University of Texas selects new director ā and new name ā for its conservative institute
Read full article: University of Texas selects new director ā and new name ā for its conservative instituteThe University of Texas at Austin selected Justin Dyer to run The Civitas Institute, formerly referred to as the Liberty Institute. The center raised concerns among faculty after The Texas Tribune reported UT-Austin worked with conservative donors and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to bring the institute to the flagship UT campus.
Professors behind conservative-backed āLiberty Instituteā say UT has strayed from plan
Read full article: Professors behind conservative-backed āLiberty Instituteā say UT has strayed from planEmails obtained via an open records request show two professors who helped develop the new center believe UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell backed off a plan to bring āintellectual diversityā to campus.
UT Austin will allow students to live together on campus regardless of gender or sexual identity
Read full article: UT Austin will allow students to live together on campus regardless of gender or sexual identityThe two-year pilot program comes after at least 15 years of students asking for the change. It will allow UT-Austin students to live together in certain residence halls with students of any gender or sexual identity.
Jury awards UT-Austin professor $3 million in pregnancy and sex discrimination suit against university
Read full article: Jury awards UT-Austin professor $3 million in pregnancy and sex discrimination suit against universityA jury awarded Evdokia Nikolova damages for past and future pain and suffering after finding UT-Austin illegally discriminated against her when the school denied her tenure.
UT-Austin canāt call its new think tank The Liberty Institute. Another group already owns the rights to the name.
Read full article: UT-Austin canāt call its new think tank The Liberty Institute. Another group already owns the rights to the name.First Liberty Institute, a Plano-based religious freedom legal group, has a registered trademark for the name and said it has alerted UT-Austin that it objects to them using it.
Analysis: Giving professors freedom, so long as they agree with politicians
Read full article: Analysis: Giving professors freedom, so long as they agree with politiciansLt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to revoke tenure for professors teaching lessons about race that he disagrees with. Itās a new chapter of an old fight between academics and populist politicians.
UT Austin President Jay Hartzell defends faculty tenure after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes to end it at all public universities
Read full article: UT Austin President Jay Hartzell defends faculty tenure after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes to end it at all public universitiesPatrickās suggestion to end tenure at public universities received swift criticism from faculty and higher education experts who said it would negatively impact the reputation of Texasā colleges and universities.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes ending university tenure to combat critical race theory teachings
Read full article: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes ending university tenure to combat critical race theory teachingsPatrickās declarations come days after the UT-Austin Faculty Council approved a measure reaffirming instructorsā right to teach about racial justice and critical race theory in the classroom.
Texas college students confront anxiety, apathy as another pandemic semester begins
Read full article: Texas college students confront anxiety, apathy as another pandemic semester beginsAs Texas universities and colleges begin a fifth semester during the COVID-19 pandemic, many students say they are struggling with uncertainty and an indifference toward school and the future.
The new University of Austin hopes to counter what its founders say is a culture of censorship at most colleges
Read full article: The new University of Austin hopes to counter what its founders say is a culture of censorship at most collegesThe university's mission is to create a āfiercely independentā school that offers an alternative to what founders see as a rise in āilliberalismā on college campuses.
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āAn invisible identityā: This undocumented young Texan faces uncertainty after DACA applications are closed
Read full article: āAn invisible identityā: This undocumented young Texan faces uncertainty after DACA applications are closedA University of Texas at Austin student who planned to apply to an Obama-era initiative for immigrants who came to America as children is stuck in limbo after a Texas judge halted the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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Texas NAACP, students file federal civil rights complaint over UT-Austinās āEyes of Texasā
Read full article: Texas NAACP, students file federal civil rights complaint over UT-Austinās āEyes of TexasāThe complaint signals a continued desire among some UT-Austin students and alumni to push administrators to discontinue using the song as the universityās alma mater, despite the universityās insistence that it will remain.
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From free tuition to concert tickets, Texas colleges lure students and employees to get vaccinated
Read full article: From free tuition to concert tickets, Texas colleges lure students and employees to get vaccinatedTexas public universities forbidden from mandating vaccines are trying to entice students and faculty to get the shot. Those moves come as more people ages 18 to 29 years old in Texas are being hospitalized with the virus.
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UT System board votes to accept invitation for UT-Austin to join the SEC
Read full article: UT System board votes to accept invitation for UT-Austin to join the SECThe news comes after the SEC voted to invite UT and the University of Oklahoma to join its 14-member league during a meeting with the league membersā presidents and chancellors Thursday afternoon.
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Federal judge tosses lawsuit that sought to end UT-Austinās affirmative action policy
Read full article: Federal judge tosses lawsuit that sought to end UT-Austinās affirmative action policyThe judge found that the group behind the suit had essentially brought the same claims in a previous case in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the University of Texas at Austinās policy.
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Tensions boil at UT-Austin over āThe Eyes of Texasā, where students are refusing to work and a man with a gun crashed a virtual event
Read full article: Tensions boil at UT-Austin over āThe Eyes of Texasā, where students are refusing to work and a man with a gun crashed a virtual eventDozens of students at the University of Texas at Austin who give campus tours to prospective Longhorns are refusing to work this week over a dispute about a plaque with āThe Eyes of Texasā lyrics hanging in the Admissions Welcome Center.
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COVID-19 variant cases are on the rise in Texas. Hereās what you need to know.
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Texas lawmakers consider limiting tenure after UT-Austin professor sued students over accusations of promoting pedophilia
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Colt McCoy joined forces with rich UT-Austin alumni to help pressure university to keep āThe Eyes of Texas,ā emails show
Read full article: Colt McCoy joined forces with rich UT-Austin alumni to help pressure university to keep āThe Eyes of Texas,ā emails showLast month, the Tribune reported that dozens of UT-Austin donors threatened to pull funds if the university got rid of the song, which has been the subject of student protests. A recent report commissioned by President Jay Hartzell determined the song was not āovertly racist,ā though it was written in a racist setting. McCoy and Brigham were part of a large group email of Longhorns donors and fans who discussed the controversy among themselves on June 29. The Tribune attempted to contact McCoy through UT-Austin, a family member and the Arizona Cardinals but he could not be reached for comment. The latest emails from UT-Austin also included more examples of direct threats from donors over the song.
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Black lawmakers, NAACP and students push back on UT-Austinās āThe Eyes of Texasā report, urge school to lose the song
Read full article: Black lawmakers, NAACP and students push back on UT-Austinās āThe Eyes of Texasā report, urge school to lose the songāItās humiliating to be required to sit for the song or be in the presence,ā said Gary Bledsoe, president of the Texas NAACP. Students have also called on the school to stop playing the song from the bell tower. In his report, Alberto Martinez provided documentation linking the phrase āThe Eyes of Texasā to a statement made in reference to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. This complicates its understanding and explains how different people experienced the song in vastly different ways.āA UT-Austin spokesperson said the university stands behind its report. AdOn Monday, a UT-Austin band member said said the implications of protesting the song were unclear for students.
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