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 we’re 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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