Texas universities-and American universities generally-falter at civic education. To correct this, Texas should restore the intentions undergirding its 1955 law requiring all public college and university students to complete two American history courses.
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