Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. At colleges across Texas last month, a ...

Texas lawmakers form bipartisan committee on college free speech after Charlie Kirk assassination. The first hearing on Thursday addressed campus intimidation, pledges $1M for expansion efforts.

Texas lawmakers are holding their initial hearing Thursday to review campus expression at public universities, an effort sparked by student reactions following the killing of conservative activist ...

The Select Committees on Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education were formed days after Kirk’s assassination on a Utah college campus. Members assembled Thursday in Austin for their ...

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas lawmakers on Thursday will hold ...

A hearing at the Texas State Capitol Thursday was held to review new laws that clamp down on college campus protests, while ...

Students hold a protest in defense of free speech near the Fighting Stallions statue at the Texas State University campus on Sept. 17, 2025. Texas lawmakers will hold a hearing Thursday to discuss ...

The Senate and House Select Committee on Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education was created by Texas House ...

Finding the balance between free speech and civil discourse on college campuses is tough. Lawmakers don't seem ready to find ...

The George Washington statue on the University of Texas at Austin's South Mall looks out at the Texas Capitol on Sept. 19, 2025. Recent controversies at Texas public universities have accelerated a ...

Texas lawmakers on the new Senate and House Select Committees on Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education met in Austin Thursday to discuss the state’s free speech ...