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In a 1938 memoir, T.U. Taylor, the first dean of the College of Engineering at Texas, alleged that the phrase, “the eyes of Texas are upon you,” was a reference to something Robert E. Lee ...
HOUSTON — "The Eyes of Texas," a University of Texas song meant to inspire school pride, is facing renewed criticism after student-athletes requested it be replaced due to its racial...
Last year, the Texas Longhorns found themselves in a similar situation when players and students called for the school to stop playing "The Eyes of Texas" spirit song at football games because of racist undertones and a racist past. The stand took place after George Floyd's killing sparked protests around the country.
The University of Texas at Austin has been swept up in the nation’s racial reckoning and is asking if its spirit song – “The Eyes of Texas” – could come from a racist era a century ago but still...
The University of Texas has long faced allegations that its famous alma mater, “The Eyes of Texas,” had a racist past, but a committee tasked with researching the tune’s history and intent...
UT's 'Eyes of Texas History Committee' determines 'no racist intent' behind song. This is a tour stop on Dr. Gordon’s Racial Geography Tour at the Texas Cowboy Pavilion. He discusses...
A long-awaited report on the University of Texas' alma mater has found the song is not "overtly racist." "Eyes of Texas," played before and after football games, has roiled the campus the...
