Overview

• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to University of North Texas President Harrison Keller urging an investigation into students and a professor tied to a classroom incident after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
• Paxton’s letter recounts a student’s claim that she denounced classmates who celebrated Kirk’s killing and was told to leave by the professor while no other students were removed.
• The student says she reported the matter to Dean of Students Laura Smith and was directed to the psychology department, later alleging she was not initially informed of the option to file a formal report before submitting one.
• Paxton cites possible violations of student-conduct and employee-impartiality policies and references a social-media video that appears to show the exchange.
• UNT issued a general statement pledging accountability for code violations but, as of Friday, had not provided a formal response to Paxton, with the episode drawing comparisons to recent Republican pressures on Texas campuses.