'The Eyes of Texas' will remain UT's school song | KVUE

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"The Eyes of Texas" will remain the school song for the University of Texas, but changes will be made to acknowledge its history. While a new report shows the song has links to minstrel shows where white students wore blackface, the committee behind the report concluded the song is not overtly racist.

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'The Eyes of Texas' will remain UT's school song