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The summer, a prelude to the midterm elections, will also feature the special election to replace the late Ron Wright in Congress.
Democrat Beto O’Rourke has not ruled out running for governor against two-time Republican incumbent Greg Abbott. O’Rourke, a former congressman from El Paso, was a 2020 presidential candidate and in 2018 he lost a Senate race to incumbent Republican Ted Cruz by 2.6 percentage points. (Photos by Lynda M. Gonzalez, left, and Rose Baca, right)(Lynda González | Rose Baca)
Summer is on the way. And with comes a fresh political season with renewed intrigue.
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Students refuse to work, man pulls out gun as tensions rise at UT-Austin over The Eyes of Texas
Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune
May 4, 2021
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Sam Ehlinger grew up in burnt orange, but many of his teammates have far different feelings about the “Eyes of Texas.”Tim Warner /Getty Images
Dozens 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 “The Eyes of Texas” lyrics hanging in the Admissions Welcome Center.
The dustup over the plaque is the latest example of UT-Austin officials standing by “The Eyes” over pleas that the university distance itself from the alma mater song because it originated at a minstrel show where students likely wore Blackface.
Tensions boil at UT-Austin over The Eyes of Texas , where students are refusing to work
Kate McGee, Texas Tribune
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The Longhorn Band of the University of Texas at Austin perform during the opening of the 2017 Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl game in 2017.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Dozens 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 “The Eyes of Texas” lyrics hanging in the Admissions Welcome Center.
Student tour guides at UT-Austin are going on strike this week over a debate about whether to remove a plaque in the Admissions Welcome Center with The Eyes of Texas lyrics on it. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Daily Texan
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Dozens 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 “The Eyes of Texas” lyrics hanging in the Admissions Welcome Center.
Students are refusing to work and a man with a gun crashed a virtual event
Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune
May 4, 2021
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AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns sings The Eyes of Texas after the game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)Tim Warner, Stringer / Getty Images
Dozens 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 “The Eyes of Texas” lyrics hanging in the Admissions Welcome Center.