This letter expresses the Foundation’s concerns regarding pending legislation that would index the state’s current gasoline tax and create a new 10-cent “local option” gasoline tax, potentially raising gas taxes by 125%.
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