Since its inception in 1989, the Foundation has emphasized the importance of limited government, private enterprise, private property rights, and the rule of law. Specifically, the Foundation seeks to further higher education policymaking within the scope of its mission through its Center for Higher Education led by the distinguished Dr. Thomas Lindsay. It is with this background and experience that the Foundation files this Brief in support of Petitioner Wallace L. Hall, Jr., in his Official Capacity as Regent for the University of Texas System. The Foundation’s Brief supplements Petitioner’s legal arguments and contextualizes the case within the larger policy network and supports this Court’s granting the Petition for Review.
Texas Holding Universities Accountable on DEI
Texas Longhorns were stunned when the news broke that the University of Texas at Austin had fired as many as 60 employees connected to so-called “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” programs. A week prior to the firing, Texas Senate Education Committee Chairman Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, had alerted Texas universities that he would be calling them to the Capitol in May...