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25 Scholar 11 (2023)
The Eyes of Texas Are upon You: Will Affirmative Action in Texas Survive Its Endless Constitutional and Legislative Attacks?

handle is hein.journals/schom25 and id is 10 raw text is: COMMENTS THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU: WILL AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN TEXAS SURVIVE ITS ENDLESS CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE ATTACKS? KATHRYN L. CANTU* *St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D., May 2023. University of Texas, B.B.A., 2020. I wrote this piece to remind everyone of the importance of creating opportunities for disadvantaged students to attend higher education institutions, and to also remind everyone that the fight to protect affirmative action initiatives is not over. While these discussions may seem difficult, or there may not seem to be an answer, my hope is that we never give up on trying to make our society a better place by embracing and encouraging diversity. Thank you to the Volume 24 and 25 Editorial Board for allowing me to share my thoughts on affirmative action and for working with me to make this piece a reality. A special thank you to my Editor in Chief and friend, Brianna Chapa (and her family), for always believing in me and supporting me throughout law school. I truly could not have survived without you. I would also extend my sincerest gratitude to Professor Al Kauffman, and the many civil rights warriors like him, for paving the way for students like me to attend their dream university in the state of Texas. Thank you for taking the time to share your reflections on such a crucial issue. I dedicate this piece to all the amazing educators in my family, especially my mother Sylvia Ledesma, and sister Kristina Rodriguez. Thank you for instilling the importance of higher education in me, and for always being my biggest supporters. You are the reason I persevere. I am truly blessed by their love and support. There will never be enough words or actions to thank my mom and sisters for shaping me into the person I am today, but I will spend my lifetime trying. Finally, I also dedicate this piece to the many Latina law students and professionals, who have been told that the only reason that they have earned their success is because of the color of their skin. May we continue to prove to those that this is simply not true. We are strong, intelligent, beautiful women, and it is my hope that you believe that this is true too. 11

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