Daily Dispatch 4/25/24: Abbott Orders Violent Police Crackdown On UT Protest, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

Developments continue in the aftermath of the violent police stampout of a pro-Palestinian protest at UT Austin: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2024/04/24/ut-austin-campus-student-protest-arrest-pro-palestine-protests-walk-out/73425149007/

...Governor Abbott stands by the crackdown: https://www.chron.com/news/article/greg-abbott-ut-protests-19420650.php

...Reactions abound: https://twitter.com/ProgressTX

An on-campus shooting in Arlington yesterday: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/04/25/arlington-school-shooting-bowie/

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