Texas Governor Greg Abbott stated that HE professors promoting “leftist ideologies” are being targeted, following high-profile faculty removals at UT-Austin, Texas A&M, and Texas State. New laws have shifted academic power from faculty to political appointees, restricted free speech, and triggered legal challenges. UT-Austin’s new curriculum task force and continued faculty dismissals have raised concerns. Lawsuits are ongoing, with judges temporarily blocking enforcement of contested campus speech restrictions, as reported by Higher Ed Dive.
