One of the biggest challenges for conservatives, going into next session, will be safeguarding the Economic Stabilization Fund from lawmakers anxious to spend money on new programs or expand existing ones-especially when today’s uncertain economy calls for caution and fiscal restraint.
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