This document asks members of Congress to analyze before they criminalize by examining a few key factors before criminalizing conduct. This checklist was jointly released by TPPF, the Heritage Foundation, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Washington Legal Foundation.
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