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HICKMAN v. BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF TEXAS

No. 12557.

552 S.W.2d 616 (1977)

Howard Anthony HICKMAN, Appellant, v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF the UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied June 22, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Anthony Hickman, pro se.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., M. Lynn Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for appellee.

O'QUINN, Justice.

Appellant, a student at the University of Texas in Austin, brought this lawsuit late in October of 1976 shortly before the general election of November 2, seeking to enjoin the Board of Regents of the University "from attempting to influence election outcomes or legislation" through the student newspaper, the Daily Texan.

Appellant alleged that on three consecutive days late in October the Texan, through its editorial columns...

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