Texas News Abbott Asks If Texas State Deserves Funding After Student Senate Votes To Bar Conservative Group KWBU | By Arya Sundaram & Nathan Bernier Published April 12, 2019 at 2:31 PM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 0:00 Laura Skelding / Texas Tribune The Texas State student senate voted Wednesday to bar conservative group Turning Point USA from campus. “The governor and I want the same things. We want freedom of expression at public universities, and we want respectful language when we disagree.”