UT Austin protest: Texas DPS troopers respond April 29 [Video]

The rally started as an event focused on recent DEI layoffs at UT, but anti-war protesters later joined.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers responded to another rally on the University of Texas at Austin’s campus Monday.

The Texas State Employees Union (TSEU) organized a rally in response to recent Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) layoffs at UT. The group gathered at the Main Mall in front of the UT Tower Monday afternoon.

As of around 1 p.m., those demonstrators had been joined by anti-war protesters rallying in support of Palestinians. At 1:10 p.m., the University of Texas Police Department (UTPD) posted on social media that a dispersal order had been issued and that everyone should leave the South Mall area immediately.

KVUE crews on the scene reported a notable presence of DPS troopers on campus Monday. As of around 1:30 p.m., the troopers had begun trying …