Texas News Abbott Asks If Texas State Deserves Funding After Student Senate Votes To Bar Conservative Group By Arya Sundaram & Nathan Bernier Published April 12, 2019 at 2:31 PM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio The Texas State student senate voted Wednesday to bar conservative group Turning Point USA from campus.Laura Skelding / Texas Tribune “The governor and I want the same things. We want freedom of expression at public universities, and we want respectful language when we disagree.”