Higher Education

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott reposted the video on X and demanded that the student be expelled.

The committees were made to honor slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk and come as university faculty have come under online scrutiny.

The Texas Legislature has formed new House and Senate committees focused on freedom of speech on Texas college campuses. The Texas Newsroom's Blaise Gainey says the move was prompted by last week's murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Here in Lubbock, a Texas Tech student was arrested at a Charlie Kirk memorial on campus Friday. Our Brad Burt reports she was charged with simple assault.

Professors’ concerns included the state’s DEI ban and new limits to faculty influence at colleges and universities

More Texas universities are turning to politicians to lead their systems, preferring political clout over academic credentials.

International enrollment is projected to dip at universities in Texas this coming school year under new federal policies, costing the schools millions of dollars in tuition.

While other universities move to preserve the advisory bodies, Texas State will abolish them under a new state law that curtails faculty’s influence on campuses.

In a release from the Chancellor's office on Friday, Mitchell stated that he has shared his intentions with the Board of Regents, and further details will be discussed at the next regularly scheduled Board of Regents meeting in August.

Last week's officer involved shooting on Texas Tech campus has been ruled as justified and officers have been cleared to return to duty. Colleges across the country can now make direct payments to their student-athletes, with a maximum allowance of $20.5 million per year. The outdoors are calling for a day at the lake or a night under the fireworks, but with that and the recent rain comes one issue: mosquitoes. Our Olivia O'Rand has more on how to protect yourself against the pesky insects.

Lawmakers also approved direct pay for student athletes and sought better pathways from college to the workforce.