Campus Carry Set To Be The New Normal At Public Universities In Texas
With the August 1 deadline looming, public universities in Texas finalize their campus carry policies.
Doyin Oyeniyi was born in Nigeria but has lived in Texas for most of their life. Since graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a BJ in multimedia journalism, Doyin has written about race, immigration, abortion access, and gun violence in the U.S. and has interviewed many Texas artists, writers, and filmmakers. Doyin checks facts and writes about art and entertainment for Texas Monthly.
With the August 1 deadline looming, public universities in Texas finalize their campus carry policies.
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