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Churches around the university have found themselves providing food, medical aid and spiritual support amid pro-Palestinian protests and the police response.
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Delia Garza said the arrest documents from Monday are more detailed than last week and will likely lead to cases going to court.
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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.
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A university spokesperson originally said students would be banned even though charges against them had been dismissed.
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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.
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The county attorney said there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute the people arrested during Wednesday's protest.
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Travis County Attorney Delia Garza said the cases lacked probable cause. Nearly 60 people were arrested for allegedly trespassing during the demonstration.
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The protest, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee in Austin, is the latest in a wave of demonstrations sweeping college campuses. UT Austin administration had warned the group Tuesday not to hold the event.
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UT Austin says it laid off nearly 60 people on April 2. Most came in response to Texas' anti-DEI lawJay Hartzell first announced the layoffs in an April 2 email that did not include the number of positions being eliminated.
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Students have asked President Jay Hartzell and Republican state Sen. Brandon Creighton to participate in a student-led town hall on April 19 in response to the implementation of the state's new anti-DEI law.