The Sul Ross thing gives me pause.
We know of plenty of statues and monuments that were erected for no other reason than naked intimidation of black people during critical periods of history. Usually, these monuments feature someone of something that has nothing at all to do with the area. Robert E. Lee had nothing to do with Dallas, Texas, yet it featured a statue. These deliberate provocations are long overdue for removal.
Sul Ross has a reason to be memorialized on A&M's campus. Likely, without his lobbying and support, there'd be no present day A&M campus. He earned plaudits in his own right before undertaking the abhorrent cause of the Confederacy.
I'd ask that, in that light, do black students at TAMU feel insulted or demeaned by the statue? Be prepared to listen to the dialog. It's not for me to supply both sides of the debate. I've got to listen to the other.