These are both Class C misdemeanors, actually causing physical harm (sub (a)(1)) is at least a Class A misdemeanor.

§ 22.01.  ASSAULT.  (a)  A person commits an offense if
the person:

(2)  intentionally or knowingly threatens another with
imminent bodily injury, including the person's spouse;  or
(3)  intentionally or knowingly causes physical
contact with another when the person knows or should reasonably
believe that the other will regard the contact as offensive or
provocative.

For the cops to get involved in an investigation of this, I'd assume that either there was allegedly some fairly threatening language or inappropriate touching.

I'd welcome some input from anybody though, crim is not a focus of mine.

LOTS of kids are up at 2:45 on a friday night.  Me, usually I'm getting whataburger taquitos or Taco C after going out.

In any case, at worse its a misdemeanor, and for that to happen he'd have to be charged and then proven guilty.  It's all speculation right now, so as PB said, we can't judge.

Other than living on MLK somewhere, I can't see any other reason to be there at 2:45 a.m.  Maybe he was walking home from Dobie after catching a midnight showing of hipster indie flick.  Maybe Miss Pettigrew Lives for a day?

PB is right, this is not a big deal.

...Taco Cabana is on MLK.  24 hour drive through.  I spent many a night waiting in that line.    

2:45 on a Friday night is early.

don't see anything wrong with an 18 year old being out at 2:45 a.m.  We don't know where he was coming from or where he was headed.  Maybe he was studying for finals, having a late night snack, or maybe he doesn't have classed the next day.

It's too early, not enough facts are in, to say PB is disrespecting women or to condemn Chiles as you seem to be doing.  This isn't like getting caught red-handed with 5 pounds of pot, there is a gray area here, and  I think more is needed to be revealed before we deem ourselves morally superior and start ripping up an 18 year old.  

There's just no confirmation of what happened yet.

In my four years writing about this stuff, it's been my experience that the best policy is to wait until you know what happened before offering any judgment. If he did what you're speculating, that's something I'd comment on. Negatively.

BEING A COLLEGE STUDENT doesn't typically mean having the cops called for a dispute. While i think we shouldn't assume guilty, it's hard to be very positive that he was without any blame. I would say we should wait for more details before we claim it to be innocent college meandering or prowling the streets to do illegal things.

party late.

I just do not think that college students on a full-ride athletic scholarship should be "partying" in the middle of the night regardless of accusations of "criminial" activity.

I am hugely annoyed whenever one of these stories comes out. Frankly, I think these boys need to use their brains and avoid any and all risky behaviors ... they get a full ride, a shot at NFL bucks and more, and it's stupid to get in trouble.

That being said ... APD is notorious for hating on UT athletes. They were like that in the 90s when I was there, and they are like that now.

I am hugely pro-law enforcement. But I also have a mind and can see the decades-long pattern. The Department has leaked information when it should not have on MULTIPLE occasions, just to embarrass student athletes. Any time some spurned girlfriend cries to a cop, they blow it up into some major hate crime.

I don't know why this problem exists. But it has prompted me to always stop and wait before assuming guilt - even more so than usual.

Also, I know you guys with a chivalrous bent want to say, "never hit a girl, no matter what." In theory, I agree. But you never know ... women these days act more and more like thugs. For all we know, she was attacking him first.