Protestors arrested for criminal trespass may not be allowed back on campus, UT says

by Michael AdkisonDays after more than four dozen people were arrested at a pro-Palestine protest at the University of Texas at Austin, the Travis County Attorney has declined to prosecute any of them on charges of criminal trespass . They still may be barred from going on University property in certain circumstances, according to the university. , the Travis County Attorney has declined to prosecute any of them on charges of criminal trespass .

Those rules also noted that individuals are barred from "Coming to campus without authorization including instances where a person is subject to a criminal trespass warning or arrested for criminal trespass. Returning to campus while under a criminal trespass warning will result in your arrest/re-arrest."

"It is important that we all have a better shared understanding of free speech, the right to assembly and our institutional policies and rules that support our safety and continued operations," Sharon L. Wood, UT's executive vice president and provost said in a statement attached to the notice of rules. "The safety of our community continues to be of the highest importance.

"State law in Texas actually allows members of the public, just like our university community, to come onto campus and use our common outdoor areas for speech activity," Amanda Cochran-McCall, general counsel for UT, said in a video shared a few months ago that circulated social media this week. “That’s protected by state law, and members of the public, just like university community, can use our common outdoor areas.

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