by Valerie Muñoz | Mar. 14, 2025 | State
Legislation proposed in the Texas Senate would bring major reforms to higher education. Senate Bill 37 was filed by State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), who chairs the Senate Education K-16 committee. Among other things, his measure aims to specify the roles of...
by Valerie Muñoz | Mar. 13, 2025 | Federal
A measure to ban Chinese nationals from acquiring student visas—citing national security threats to America’s sensitive research—is set to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday. U.S. Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) is spearheading the push to secure...
by Valerie Muñoz | Mar. 11, 2025 | State
Students at the University of North Texas took down an art exhibit after state lawmakers urged university leadership to remove it, calling it “antisemitic propaganda.” State Rep. Mitch Little (R–Lewisville) sent the letter last week, and was joined by Republican State...
by Valerie Muñoz | Mar. 7, 2025 | State
Building on recent efforts to curb extremist gender ideology in higher education, one lawmaker is seeking to prohibit instruction on pronouns that do not align with an individual’s biological sex. State Rep. Joanne Shofner (R-Nacogdoches) has introduced House Bill...
by Valerie Muñoz | Mar. 6, 2025 | State
A new measure seeks to stop higher education institutions from awarding financial assistance to students based on race or sex. House Bill 3559 by State Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R-Arlington) aims to prohibit race-exclusionary scholarships and would end the advertisement...
by Valerie Muñoz | Mar. 4, 2025 | Aggie Scorecard, State
Texas A&M University-College Station offers several courses focused on gender ideology. However, these courses may need to be re-examined in light of a presidential order and a recent decision from the university’s board of regents. Last week, the regents of...
by Valerie Muñoz | Feb. 28, 2025 | Aggie Scorecard, State
The Texas A&M System Board of Regents passed a resolution banning drag shows across all 11 universities. The regents resolved that the system Chancellor John Sharp, TAMU President Mark A. Welsh III, and all other university presidents must take immediate action to...
by Valerie Muñoz | Feb. 28, 2025 | State
Two state senators have sent a letter to university boards of regents announcing the move to freeze state funding increases if they do not demonstrate compliance with state law. In their letter, State Sens. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), chair of the Senate Education...
by Valerie Muñoz | Feb. 27, 2025 | Aggie Scorecard, State
A Texas A&M course in geography is promoting gender identity, intersectionality, and critical race theory. As such, it satisfies the university’s “international and cultural diversity” requirement. In a slideshow presentation for Intro to Human...
by Valerie Muñoz | Feb. 25, 2025 | State
A new measure was filed to limit the power of faculty senates by positioning them solely as advisory councils. Senate Bill 1489 by State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) suggests that faculty senates—bodies of elected representatives from university faculties—should...
by Valerie Muñoz | Feb. 21, 2025 | Federal
A federal grant sub-award agreement between the University of Texas at Austin and Planned Parenthood of Illinois has been terminated, according to documents obtained by Texas Scorecard through an open records request. The contract termination, signed by UT Austin’s...
by Valerie Muñoz | Feb. 20, 2025 | Austin, Local
Following Jay Hartzell’s resignation as president of the University of Texas at Austin, the UT System Board of Regents has appointed the university’s chief operating officer, Jim Davis, as interim president. Hartzell stepped down to take the presidency at Southern...
by Valerie Muñoz | Feb. 19, 2025 | State
Texas lawmakers have proposed establishing an accreditation commission and implementing biennial reviews of university accrediting agencies. House Bill 1870, introduced by State Rep. Terri Leo-Wilson (R-Galveston), would create an accreditation commission within the...
by Valerie Muñoz | Feb. 14, 2025 | State
One lawmaker is advocating for the creation of a Higher Education Research Security Council to promote secure research and mitigate espionage. According to a new report, Texas now leads the nation with 16 Tier 1 research institutions. These universities, according to...
by Valerie Muñoz | Feb. 12, 2025 | State
Four professors have recently resigned from the University of North Texas, with one citing concerns over a state law banning diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and hiring practices at public universities. All four professors were a part of the College of Liberal...
by Valerie Muñoz | Feb. 11, 2025 | State
State Rep. Briscoe Cain has introduced a measure to prohibit universities and public schools from entering into contracts and agreements with foreign adversaries. The measure follows Gov. Greg Abbott’s November 2024 executive order calling for state entities to divest...
by Valerie Muñoz | Feb. 7, 2025 | State
After new legislation relating to public universities was filed yesterday, State Rep. Brian Harrison took to social media to criticize one measure, arguing that “fake Republicans” are only pretending to ban DEI. Harrison (R-Midlothian) pointed to a section of House...
by Valerie Muñoz | Feb. 7, 2025 | Longhorn Scorecard, State
This spring semester, the University of Texas at Austin is offering math courses focused on Marxist theory which count toward the university’s core math curriculum. One of the courses is called Measuring Racial Inequality: Indexes to calculate disparities and...
by Valerie Muñoz | Feb. 3, 2025 | State
State Rep. Brian Harrison has filed a bill to end diversity, equity, and inclusion courses and activities in institutions of higher education. After extensive criticism of “woke” higher education courses at universities like Texas A&M and the University of Texas,...
by Valerie Muñoz | Jan. 29, 2025 | Aggie Scorecard, State
A Texas A&M Mays Dean Search Committee survey shows that Nate Sharp, one of three candidates under consideration for the position, was not preferred by professors or staff, but he was selected and approved by former A&M President Katherine Banks. Banks...
