This report takes a look at the current state of Texas’ institutions of higher education and makes recommendations on how to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness by putting free market solutions in place that provide greater outcomes for the ultimate customers-students.
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