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University of Texas Faces New Outcry Over Old Song With Minstrel Roots Many students want “The Eyes of Texas” to go. Wealthy alumni insist it should stay. The dispute has become a flash point as universities struggle to deal with traditions spawned in earlier eras. Fans singing “The Eyes of Texas” at a University of Texas football game in Austin in November.Credit...Jay Janner/USA Today Sports, via Reuters May 7, 2021 SAN ANTONIO — For generations, the fight song at the University of ...

EEOC chairwoman orders review of work climate in wake of USA TODAY probe. Employees are skeptical Nick Penzenstadler, Brett Murphy and Javonte Anderson, USA TODAY © Chanel White Patonia Rhule The head of a federal civil rights agency has ordered a review of its Dallas district office following a USA TODAY investigation revealing widespread complaints of internal discrimination. "I plan to ensure that we get to the bottom of any allegations of mistreatment," Charlotte ...

Activists rally for police, criminal justice reform at Texas Capitol Activists rally for police, criminal justice reform at Texas Capitol Several groups gathered at the front of the Capitol during the 87th Legislative session to make a statement. AUSTIN, Texas - People pushing for police reform and criminal justice reform rallied at the Capitol Sunday. "Acts of race-based hate and fear have no place here in Texas and not even here in the United States of America," said Dr. Candice Matthews, Tex...

As Floyd Act stalls, Texas lawmakers see room for targeted police reforms FacebookTwitterEmail Texas Gov. Greg Abbott passes by the casket of George Floyd during a public visitation for Floyd June 8 at the Fountain of Praise church in Houston. Abbott vowed legislation “to make sure we never have anything like this ever occur in the state of Texas.”David J. Phillip, POOL / AP Shortly after George Floyd’s murder last year at the hands of Minneapolis police, Gov. Greg Abbott went to his fune...

‘Within our own walls.’ Employees at federal civil rights watchdog describe their own workplace discrimination, retaliation in Texas Brett Murphy, Javonte Anderson and Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY © ILLUSTRATION: COLIN SMITH, USA TODAY NETWORK, PHOTOS: MICHAEL MULVEY, SPECIAL TO USA TODAY ‘Fox in charge of the henhouse.’ Employees at federal civil rights watchdog describe workplace discrimination, retaliation in Texas. Devastated by the police killing of George Floyd...

/ Debbie Bush speaks at a rally to support the Texas George Floyd Act outside of the Texas Capitol in March. Her nephew, Marquise Jones, was killed by a San Antonio police officer seven years earlier. For seven years, Debbie Bush has fought to make those in power see the injustice she sees. In 2014, her nephew was killed by an off-duty San Antonio police officer at the age of 23. Marquise Jones was shot in the back running from the scene of a fender bender in a restaurant drive-thru lane. The...

Relatives of Texans killed by police hope Derek Chauvin’s conviction will advance the state’s George Floyd Act “If this doesn’t push it, we don’t know what will,” says Debbie Bush. She has been fighting for greater accountability for police violence since her nephew was shot in the back by a San Antonio officer seven years ago. Debbie Bush speaks at a rally to support the Texas George Floyd Act outside of the Texas Capitol in March. Her nephew, Marquise Jones, was...

University of Texas Creating Separate Band That Wont Perform The Eyes of Texas After Backlash On 4/22/21 at 5:32 PM EDT The University of Texas announced it is creating a separate band for fall 2022 that will not perform its alma mater, "The Eyes of Texas," in response to concerns raised about the song. The university said the Longhorn marching and pep bands will still play the song, while a newly established "to be named" university band will not be required to, after Texas students and athlet...

When the report was released, Hartzell said no one would be required to participate in the song, which has long been a popular fixture at campus events, most notably at football games and other sports events. The announcement posted Wednesday on the school of musics web page said the traditional Longhorn Band and pep band will be required to perform a repertoire of songs that include "The Eyes of Texas." Both the marching band and pep band earn academic credits toward graduation. The school is ...

Longhorn Band will be required to play The Eyes of Texas JIM VERTUNO, AP Sports Writer April 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, file photo, Texas players, including Sam Ehlinger (11), sing "The Eyes Of Texas" after an NCAA college football game against Baylor in Austin, Texas. The University of Texas marching band and pep band will be required to play “The Eyes of Texas” school song when they return to performing, but the school will also create a new ban...