The University of Texas-Austin announced Friday that it would be postponing the move of the Jefferson Davis statue due to a restraining order requested by The Sons of Confederate Veterans.
The move was originally planned for this weekend, but the new order from the state district court has caused the university to postpone their plans until the court is able to review the issue next week, according to USA Today.
Greg Fenves, president of the university, put together a task force of 12 people to decide what to do with the statue in light of the recent massacre of nine African-American church goers in South Carolina.
Fenves wrote in a letter to the University of Texas community about the decision to take the monument and how it would be best for the school, according to The Texas Tribune.
"While every historical figure leaves a mixed legacy, I believe Jefferson Davis is in a separate category, and that it is not in the university's best interest to continue commemorating him," he said. "Davis had few ties to Texas; he played a unique role in the history of the American South that is best explained and understood through an educational exhibit."
The monument was originally designated to go to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
Marshall Davis, a spokesperson for The Sons of Confederate Veterans, spoke out against the move, saying it was against the wishes of George Littlefield, a major donor to the university who paid for the original construction of the statue, according to Dallas News.
