Do Texas universities fund Israel as student protesters say?

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(Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer) [Do Texas universities fund Israel as student protesters say?]( Several University of Texas System schools have joined dozens of campuses across the country embroiled in [student protests demanding that schools cut financial ties]( with Israel and defense contractors amid the conflict in Palestine. University of Texas System schools have invested millions of dollars through endowments into prominent defense contracting companies, according to the University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company, the corporation that manages the endowment fund. Students say that Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, all companies which are listed on the University of Texas’ system 2023 permanent university fund, have helped arm the State of Israel. 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