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Briscoe Cain talk canceled following campus protest

Students, criticizing Cain's stance on transgender rights, said the lawmaker should not have been given a chance to speak.

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Briscoe Cain talk canceled following campus protest

by , The Texas Tribune
October 12, 2017

<h1>Briscoe Cain talk canceled following campus protest</h1>
<p class="byline">by , The Texas Tribune <br />October 12, 2017</p>
<p>Texas Southern University&nbsp;officials&nbsp;<a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/10/09/241403/protesters-shut-down-rep-briscoe-cain-event-at-texas-southern-university/">stopped an event</a>&nbsp;after students came out in force against a planned appearance from state Rep. <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/briscoe-cain/">Briscoe Cain</a>.&nbsp;(Houston Public Media)</p>
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Briscoe Cain talk canceled following campus protest

, The Texas Tribune
October 12, 2017

Texas Southern University officials stopped an event after students came out in force against a planned appearance from state Rep. Briscoe Cain. (Houston Public Media)

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