By JIM VERTUNO The Associated Press Updated: 2:51 p.m. Thursday, May 24, 2012 Published: 1:16 p.m. Thursday, May 24, 2012 AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas System received an outpouring of angry emails in the hours after Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa decided to cancel a high-profile boxing match at the El Paso campus citing concerns that warring Mexican drug gang members might attend — a decision he later reversed.A few of the roughly 100 initial emails sent April 24-25 were actually respectful, with senders saying the decision was foolish or accusing Cigarroa of destroying El Paso's image. Many were not, and a few even senders even accused the Hispanic leader of the nine campus system of being racist for calling off the June 16 fight ... Continue reading →

A 20-year-old college student who told investigators he was merely trying to get a reaction from President Barack Obama's supporters pleaded guilty Wednesday to posting threatening messages against the president on Facebook. Joaquin Amador Serrapio Jr. could get up to five years in federal prison for pleading guilty to a single count of threatening to kill or harm the president, but likely will get less time, said his attorney Alan Ross. Sentencing is set for Aug. 22 before U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke. There's no evidence that Serrapio intended to carry out any threat against the president and Obama was never in any danger, investigators said. "He wanted to get a reaction from political supporters of President Obama," Ross said. Serrapio is a music business ... Continue reading →