University of Texas at Austin students will hold referendum on “Eyes of Texas”

A member of the UT Longhorn band on Sept. 24, 2021. UT-Austin students will hold a referendum in late February to gauge their opinion of the university's alma mater, "The Eyes of Texas." (Credit: Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune)

Student government leaders of the University of Texas at Austin are planning to hold a referendum at the end of the month to gauge student opinion on the university’s divisive alma mater, “The Eyes of Texas.”

According to a press release sent Sunday, Student Government Assembly leaders have been working with UT-Austin’s Office of the Dean of Students for over a year to get approval to add the nonbinding referendum to the ballot for next year’s student leadership election.