A Conservative Texas Budget, major changes to our beleaguered foster care system, and significant criminal justice reform highlighted conservative successes in the 85th Texas Legislature. The following describe how the Texas Legislature made progress continuing Texas’ leadership on economic growth and the advance of liberty while setting the stage for more to come.
Higher Education
Safe Schools and Fair Standards
Safe Schools and Fair Standards Key points: Texas’s higher education code is not aligned with Supreme Court precedent on the correct standards for defining harassment. Texas statute does not define what makes conduct “severe,” “persistent,” or “pervasive.” The existing legal framework should remain intact but needs updated definitions that protect both free speech and students...
September 28, 2026