AUSTIN (KXAN) — Tuesday morning, the University of Texas at Austin released a report on its alma mater “The Eyes of Texas,” examing the song’s lyrics and historical use. The report was gathered over ...
AUSTIN (CBSNEWS.COM/AP) — The national response to the death of George Floyd, and other Black people across the US, and the racial injustice protests that followed has forced the University of Texas ...
A student-organized Zoom lecture about the University of Texas at Austin’s school song, "The Eyes of Texas," turned frightening when a masked man loaded and brandished a gun in view of some ...
The University of Texas released a comprehensive 95-page report Tuesday detailing the complex history of “The Eyes of Texas” school song, determining that while it debuted at a 1903 minstrel show, ...
Veteran NFL quarterback Colt McCoy was reportedly a part of an alumni-charged effort to persuade the University of Texas to keep its spirit song "Eyes of Texas" amid pushback over alleged racist ties.
Representatives from the Texas chapter of the NAACP and the University of Texas at Austin's NAACP chapter have filed a complaint regarding the school's song, "The Eyes of Texas," saying that it is ...
The University of Texas school song “Eyes of Texas” is here to stay following a push by several student-athletes for it to be dropped due to its racist origins. Despite the song being first performed ...