AUSTIN — Republicans from Texas praised the success that Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and the University of Texas at Austin had shutting down a pro-Palestinian protest on campus just hours after it got underway.
“Take your intifada and shove it! Don’t Mess with Texas,” said Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) in a post Thursday on X.
State Rep. Craig Goldman applauded the Austin effort and said authorities in New York, who have taken a delayed approach to protests on campus at Columbia University, ought to take note.
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“This is how it is done @Columbia. Thank you @JCHartzell,” Goldman wrote in a post, tagging the president of UT Austin.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), whose district includes the outskirts of Austin, also cheered on UT
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