Leaked memo reveals inside details of UT’s protest response

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — University of Texas Austin leaders have given an “interim suspension” to the Palestine Solidarity Committee after making numerous attempts to meet with student organizers and quell the protest that led to at least 55 arrests and national controversy, an internal memo obtained by KXAN shows. “April 24th was a difficult day and one that we had hoped and worked to avoid,” the memo states, proceeding to detail specific steps the university took before, during, and after the …