Critics lash out at Gov. Greg Abbott for journalist's arrest at UT protest


by San Antonio Current

San Antonio Current— Texas progressive groups and a San Antonio U.S. Congressman lashed out at Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday for the arrest of a journalist during a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas at Austin the day before. Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested a cameraman for Fox 7 Austin for criminal trespass as authorities pulled protesters from a crowd gathered at the campus' South Lawn, according to the TV station. Although the protesters were reportedly peaceful, more than...

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