Even with Texas’ low per capita funding level for mental health services, the state has developed a dynamic, community-based system to meet the state’s mental health needs. Nonetheless, this system could be improved further by moving towards greater privatization.
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