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AG Demands UNT Investigate Disciplinary Action Against Student Who Challenged Peers’ Response to Kirk’s Death
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for an investigation into the University of North Texas after a student was removed for opposing celebrations of Charlie Kirk's assassination.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton demanded that the University of North Texas explain why it allegedly removed a student for denouncing celebrations of Charlie Kirk's assassination on September 10, 2025.
- This action followed reports that some UNT students cheered Kirk's killing and expressed hopes for similar violence against President Donald Trump, while the objecting student faced removal and harassment.
- Several North Texas lawmakers wrote to Governor Greg Abbott urging investigation and swift response, noting that UNT leaders have yet to enforce conduct and free speech policies amid similar incidents at other Texas universities.
- Paxton claimed that universities now serve as breeding grounds for extreme leftist views and criticized UNT for shielding individuals who celebrated political assassinations while disciplining students who opposed such behavior, pledging to take measures against what he sees as an attack on free speech.
- The controversy raises questions about campus policy enforcement and free speech protections as investigations into student conduct and university response continue amid ongoing harassment reports.
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AG demands UNT investigate disciplinary action against student who challenged peers’ response to Kirk’s death
Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to University of North Texas leaders on Friday demanding review of its response to a student conflict over the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this month after a video showing the…
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Attorney General Paxton calls out UNT for removing student from class over Kirk comments - Cross Timbers Gazette
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called out the University of North Texas Friday morning for singling out a student that “denounced the assassination of Charlie Kirk.” According to Paxton, he believes the university “potentially violated Texas law by punishing a student for voicing support for national hero Charlie Kirk in the aftermath of his political assassination. The incident Paxton refers to is a video circulating of students in a UNT cla…
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