Faculty at UT-Austin will hold a press conference on Thursday afternoon in response to a large pro-Palestinian protest on Wednesday that resulted in several arrests and scuffles.
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Protests were expected to continue at the University of Texas at Austin on Thursday, a day after demonstrations popped up on several campuses all over the U.S., Hundreds of local and state police — including some on horseback and holding batons — bulldozed into protesters, at one point sending some tumbling into the street.in Austin, a photographer appeared to fall to the ground. A trooper off-camera can be heard saying, “Get on the ground! Lay down!”The photographer was handcuffed. An unidentified person held onto the photographer’s camera and walked alongside him as it continued to roll.
KTBC reporter Meredith Aldis said the station photographer was charged with criminal trespassing. He was released from jail on Thursday.In a statement, university President Jay Hartzell said that peaceful protests within the university’s rules are acceptable but that breaking the rules and disrupting others’ ability to learn are not allowed.
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