The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is facing backlash from its board of regents over the removal of Texas' "Come and Take It" flag from football games.

UTSA ends 6-year tradition and stops displaying 'Come and Take It' flag at football games. Some in the university community argued the slogan has a racist history.

The "Come And Take It" flag was used by Texan secessionists at the 1835 Battle of Gonzales in reference to a cannon that Mexican troops were attempting to seize.

The University of Texas at San Antonio is taking heat from the UT System’s board of regents for its recent decision to stop displaying the famous “Come and Take it” flag at football games ...

Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife said in a statement last week that he was disappointed by UTSA President Taylor Eighmy’s decision to end the six-year-old tradition, which included unfurling an ...