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Texas public education news and updates on our union's work, written and edited by Texas AFT staff.

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The Bible in classrooms: what comes next?

The adoption of required Bible readings by the State Board of Education has resulted in much media attention - what's actually happening?

AAUP, Texas AAUP-AFT sue Texas Tech University System over restrictive course content policies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2026 CONTACT: For AAUP: Kelly Benjamin, kbenjamin@aaup.org For Texas AAUP-AFT: Marco Guajardo, mguajardo@texasaft.org, press@seekerstrategies.com For LDF: media@naacpldf.org For Lambda Legal: uihekwereme@lambdalegal.org AAUP, Texas AAUP-AFT sue Texas Tech University System over restrictive course content policies Censorship memoranda violate faculty’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights EL PASO, Texas – Today, the American Association of Uni

Jul 8

KUT termination marks further tension between public education and political agendas

A high-profile firing at UT's popular radio station is another chapter in the ongoing fight against the politicization of higher education.

Jun 20

GALLERY: Texas AAUP-AFT Higher Education Summit

Pictures from a successful Texas AAUP-AFT Higher Education Summit in Houston, Texas.

Jun 12