Topic: Texas AAUP-AFT

Crackdowns in the Classroom: Texas Targets Curriculum and Campus Speech 

Publish Date: November 14, 2025

It’s been a busy week for higher education with another onslaught of attacks, from the clamp-down on alleged “race and gender ideology” in the classroom by the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) Board of Regents, and the expansion of legislative oversight of campus speech for both faculty and students. For educators committed to the freedom to teach and the freedom to learn, these shifts...

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Free Speech Crackdowns Across K-12 and Higher Education Intensify  

Publish Date: September 19, 2025

As quickly as our union has been responding to the events from last week, it seems like state leaders are also working overtime to make educators’ lives harder. In just one week, two faculty members have been fired, the Lieutenant Governor established a new education committee in the House and Senate, the TEA has begun to investigate complaints against teachers...

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