UT-Austin only Texas public university affected by Supreme Court’s ending use of race in admissions

Students walk through the University of Texas campus. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that colleges can no longer consider race in admissions. (Credit: Leila Saidane/The Texas Tribune)

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the consideration of race in college admissions violates the U.S. Constitution, effectively ending the way that many universities across the country have tried to increase diversity on college campuses and reversing years of court precedent.