"Texas Tech University System’s chancellor on Friday ordered campuses to phase out academic programs 'centered on' sexual orientation and gender identity — a dramatically expanded policy that also places limits on what can be researched and which faculty can be hired."

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/10/texas-tech-ban-gender-identity-sexual-orientation-academics/

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Texas Tech System leader cancels academic programs “centered on” sexual orientation, gender identity

Chancellor Brandon Creighton directed provosts to phase out the programs and ordered universities to recognize only “two human sexes.”

The Texas Tribune

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For those unaware: Texas Tech is one of six state-run systems of postsecondary schools.

(These are not stratified like California's three systems--UC serving the top 3%, CSU serving to top 10%, and community colleges serving all.)