Texas bill would preserve UT-Austin’s admissions policies if U.S. Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action

The University of Texas at Austin campus on Dec. 19, 2018. (Credit: Laura Skelding for The Texas Tribune)

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As university leaders around the country wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether it will overrule affirmative action, the Texas Legislature has passed a bill that would ensure the University of Texas at Austin would not have to completely change how it selects its freshman classes.