UT: Safety taken seriously, but Bevo's here to stay
As far as University of Texas President Gregory L. Fenves is concerned, Bevo XV remains a great symbol for the university even though the longhorn mascot lunged out of his corral at the Sugar Bowl amid a crush of photographers and other onlookers.
We take the safety very seriously, but were going to continue to have Bevo as our mascot, Fenves said last week during a visit to the American-Statesman.
The Silver Spurs Alumni Association maintains a seven-figure liability insurance policy for Bevo, according to records obtained from UT by the Statesman under the Texas Public Information Act. The policy includes limits of $1 million per incident, $100,000 in damage to rented premises, $1 million in personal and advertising injury, and $2 million in aggregate coverage for the one-year policy period.
The alumni association selects the steer that serves as Bevo and trains members of the Silver Spurs, a student group, who help care for, train and handle the steer. Bevo, who turns 4 years old on Thursday, is owned by Betty and John T. Baker, operators of the Sunrise Ranch in Liberty Hill.
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