<p>Chris Beard, the head coach of the University of Texas men&#8217;s basketball team, was arrested during the early morning hours on Monday and charged with third-degree assault on a family member.</p>
<p>Beard, 49, was arrested after Austin Police reportedly responded to a &#8220;disturbance hot shot,&#8221; which the department says are incidents that &#8220;are in progress and are an immediate threat to life and/or public safety (i.e. shootings, stabbings, rapes, riots).&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Austin Police responded to a &quot;disturbance hot shot,&quot; per spokesperson, at 12:15 a.m. to the 1900 block of Vista Lane.</p>
<p>Beard was charged in the 4 a.m. hour. </p>
<p>Texas AD Chris Del Conte has not yet responded to CBS Sports&#39; request for comment.</p>
<p>&mdash; Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattNorlander/status/1602307534269947905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The University of Texas responded to the news in a brief statement.</p>
<p>&#8220;The University is aware of the situation regarding Chris Beard,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;We are continuing to gather information and monitoring the legal process.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Texas has released the following statement on Chris Beard. <a href="https://t.co/nxa3TwDPxH">pic.twitter.com/nxa3TwDPxH</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1602313862405029890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span data-offset-key="cr2ed-38-0">Be</span><span data-offset-key="cr2ed-39-0">ard</span><span data-offset-key="cr2ed-40-0"> has</span><span data-offset-key="cr2ed-41-0"> been</span><span data-offset-key="cr2ed-42-0"> the head coach of the team for two years now since signing a seven-year contract that pays him $5 million per year.</span></p>
<p>The Austin American-Statesman <a href="https://www.statesman.com/story/news/crime/2022/12/12/chris-beard-texas-basketball-coach-charged-domestic-assault/69720219007/">reported</a> that a clause in his contract allows to the school to suspend or terminate him if &#8220;any conduct (a) that the University administration reasonably determines is clearly unbecoming to a Head Coach and reflects poorly on the University, the Program, or The University of Texas System; or (b) resulting in a criminal charge being brought against Head Coach involving a felony, or any crime involving theft, dishonesty, or moral turpitude.&#8221;</p>
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