Houston Public MediaJun 20, 2025

Texas Republican lawmakers continued their carrot-and-stick approach to higher education during this year’s legislative session, pressuring public universities into abandoning what they view as progressive policies.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/06/20/524548/once-again-targeting-higher-ed-texas-lawmakers-limited-faculty-influence-campus-speech-this-session/

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Once again targeting higher ed, Texas lawmakers limited faculty influence, campus speech this session

Lawmakers also approved direct pay for student athletes and sought better pathways from college to the workforce.

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Houston Public MediaApr 24, 2025

The Texas Senate is considering a bill that would prevent students without legal status in the United States from receiving financial support from the state to enroll at colleges or universities.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/04/24/519487/texas-senate-considers-whether-people-without-legal-status-should-receive-financial-aid-for-college/

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Texas Senate considers whether college students without legal status in U.S. should receive financial aid

State Sen. Mayes Middleton, the Galveston Republican who authored Senate Bill 1798, says it would amend state law so that students without legal status -- including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients -- would also have to pay out-of-state tuition rates to attend universities or colleges in Texas.

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaFeb 6, 2025

This year, the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature is expected to pick up where it left off two years ago to address a perceived liberal bias at the state’s public, four-year universities.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/02/06/513151/texas-lawmakers-may-ban-certain-lessons-at-state-colleges-under-expanded-dei-crackdown/

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Texas lawmakers may ban certain lessons at state colleges under expanded DEI crackdown

Legislators are expected to take up a $360 million proposal that would change the landscape of financial aid in the state.

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaNov 8, 2024

Texas A&M regents unanimously directed the flagship university to disband an LGBTQ+ studies minor, months after conservative lawmakers and websites accused the program of promoting “liberal indoctrination” on campus.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2024/11/08/505472/texas-am-regents-overrule-faculty-cut-52-low-producing-programs-including-lgbtq-studies-minor/

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Texas A&M regents overrule faculty, cut 52 ‘low-producing’ programs including LGBTQ+ studies minor

After conservative criticism over the LGBTQ+ minor, university officials started looking at all its programs. Faculty say they were excluded from the process.

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