I'm very proud to call myself a University of Texas alumnus and watch how President Hartzell responded, how Governor Abbott asked for state troopers to be there because they saw the second an encampment is put up is going to lead to bigger, worse things. as far as taking over buildings and everything. And of course, as they went through and realized who some of those who were arrested for breaking the law on campus, they weren't even UT students. (03:06–03:18)
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Asserts that Governor Abbott requested state troopers to prevent escalation at [University of Texas].
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