![Aaron E. Martinez Pro-Palestinian protesters block police vehicles from leaving the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, April 29, 2024. Nearly 80 criminal trespass cases filed after the campus protest have been dismissed as a prosecutor said Wednesday, June 26, 2024 that the reaction to protests showed that elected leaders “continue to prioritize extreme government outreach over actual public safety." (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, file)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a3080d8b6bc841239f21875bf417bdaf/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Pro-Palestinian protesters block police vehicles from leaving the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, April 29, 2024. Nearly 80 criminal trespass cases filed after the campus protest have been dismissed as a prosecutor said Wednesday, June 26, 2024 that the reaction to protests showed that elected leaders “continue to prioritize extreme government outreach over actual public safety." (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, file)
![Aaron E. Martinez Texas state troopers line up below the University of Texas at Austin Tower to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus, April 29, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Nearly 80 criminal trespass cases filed after the campus protest have been dismissed as a prosecutor said Wednesday, June 26, 2024 that the reaction to protests showed that elected leaders “continue to prioritize extreme government outreach over actual public safety." (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, file)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4cc980d03d464bee8f3f04bfe8a7b2d7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Texas state troopers line up below the University of Texas at Austin Tower to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus, April 29, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Nearly 80 criminal trespass cases filed after the campus protest have been dismissed as a prosecutor said Wednesday, June 26, 2024 that the reaction to protests showed that elected leaders “continue to prioritize extreme government outreach over actual public safety." (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, file)