What to know about pro-Palestine university protests, from Texas to California [Video]

(NEXSTAR) – A wave of pro-Palestinian protest grew even larger Wednesday as college students around the country marched, camped out and, in some cases, were taken into police custody.

At the University of Texas at Austin, dozens of local police and state troopers formed a line to prevent students from marching through the campus, eventually clashing with the protesters and detaining multiple people.

By Wednesday evening, police began peacefully arresting student protesters at the University of Southern California as helicopters buzzed overhead.

Student protests over Israel’s war with Hamas have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week’s arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University.

The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from any companies that are advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza — and in some cases from Israel itself.

Protests on many campuses have been orchestrated by coalitions of student groups. The groups largely act independently, though students say …