28-06-2017 00:55 via kxan.com

UT Austin faces another suit alleging discrimination

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The University of Texas at Austin is facing another challenge to using race in its admissions process.
On Tuesday, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed a lawsuit in Travis County alleging UT’s “racial preferences in admissions violate the Texas Constitution and a Texas statute.” SFFA is a non-profit membership organization comprised of more than 21,000 students and parents.
Under state law, UT must let in any student in the top seven percent of their
Read more »