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Texas Tribune Festival: UT educators, legislators, and law enforcement talk campus carry

Cassandra Pollock
September 24, 2016
Thalia Juarez

Senate Bill 11, otherwise known as "campus carry," went into effect Aug. 1. University professors, state legislators, and law enforcement discuss the measure Saturday at the Texas Tribune Festival, as it has received a fair amount of backlash on the University's campus since then.

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