Texas’ SSLCs are closing by default. Lawmakers can manage the gradual decline of these state-run institutions or allow them to languish at the expense of those who remain trapped in a failing system.
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