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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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State Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park (left), and State Sen. Borris Miles, D-Houston.
Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera: Cain/Bob Daemmrich: Miles

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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