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Here's why Texas Longhorn athletes say the 'Eyes of Texas' song has racist undertones

HOUSTON — "The Eyes of Texas," a University of Texas song meant to inspire school pride, is facing renewed criticism after student-athletes requested it be replaced due to its racial undertones. The ...
abc13

Tensions boil at UT-Austin over 'The Eyes of Texas', where students are refusing to work and a man with a gun crashed a virtual event

AUSTIN, Texas -- Dozens of students at the University of Texas at Austin who give campus tours to prospective Longhorns are refusing to work this week over a dispute about a plaque with "The Eyes of ...
Houston Chronicle

UT hired consultant for up to $1.1 million to revamp battered image of 'Eyes of Texas' song

As outrage swirled among University of Texas at Austin students last fall over the school's alma mater, “The Eyes of Texas,” and its early association with campus minstrel shows, President Jay ...
Dallas Observer

Feast Your Eyes

If you’ve ever been made to sing or listen to “The Eyes of Texas,” you probably immediately realized two things. First, the arrangement is highly reminiscent of “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad.” ...