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Travis County Attorney Delia Garza, who has been in communication with the university over its response to campus protests, called UT's insistence "an interesting statement."
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More than 100 people gathered on Texas State University's campus Monday as part of a growing number of pro-Palestinian demonstrations happening at college campuses across the U.S. -
Protesters tried to block buses from leaving with those who were arrested. Police responded by arresting more people, throwing flash-bangs and spraying the crowd with what seemed like pepper spray. -
The new Title IX rules expanded the definition of sex-based harassment. Texas is also suing the Biden administration to block the changes. -
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The UT Austin chapter of the American Association of University Professors is circulating a letter to gauge interest in a possible vote to censure President Hartzell. Faculty said they lost faith in him after he called in law enforcement to shut down a peaceful pro-Palestinian protest. -
The county attorney said there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute the people arrested during Wednesday's protest.
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