# TPUSA students warn campus hostility toward conservatives is growing after Texas university attack

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tpusa-students-warn-campus-hostility-toward-conservatives-is-growing-after-texas-university-attack/
- Published: 2026-11-12T16:38:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T17:42:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/tpusa-students-warn-campus-hostility-conservatives-growing-after-texas-university-attack
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- TPUSA members say campus hostility threatens open discussion.
- A former student faces three assault charges.
- A survey found 30% of young adults accept political violence in some cases.

## Summary

Two Turning Point USA members said an attack at the University of Texas at Tyler reflected growing hostility towards conservative students and threatened open discussion on campus. The incident involved a former student who allegedly approached their display, insulted the group and then struck people with a cane.

TPUSA representative Janae Jenson said the confrontation surprised her because she considered the campus small and mostly conservative, while fellow member Davis Thrower pointed to online radicalisation and unmet mental health needs. Police arrested 19-year-old Ciro Tomlian, who faces two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of assault causing bodily injury. A December 2025 Gallup survey found that 30% of adults aged 18 to 29 said political violence was sometimes acceptable.

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