Texas Law student Anthony Collier – joined by (l-r) UT student Zion James, UT professor Alberto Martínez, Texas NAACP President Gary Bledsoe, Rep. Ron Reynolds, and Dallas minister Lamont Ross – addressed reporters at a press conference denouncing The Eyes of Texas. (photo by Beth Sullivan)
Texas Black lawmakers, civil rights leaders, and students from the
University of Texas of Austin are calling on UT-Austin leadership to finally abandon the school s spirit song,
The Eyes of Texas.
On Monday, state Rep.
Texas NAACP President
Gary Bledsoe, Austin NAACP President
Nelson Linder, and members of the campus community to denounce UT s decision to keep the tune as its alma mater after last month s