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Texas is cutting undocumented immigrants off from school, work and driving

The sweeping rule changes, all enacted outside the typical legislative process, have upended life for noncitizens, including those who are here legally.

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Texas A&M University to end women's studies due to new policy on race and gender topics

Texas A&M University is ending its women’s and gender studies program and changing the syllabuses of hundreds of courses

The Independent UK

How the political tide turned on Mark Welsh, the four-star general ousted as Texas A&M president

The A&M Board of Regents came to want a more explicitly conservative leader who would shut down controversy before it reared its head, as members grew weary from the steady drumbeat of online posts accusing the university of embracing liberal ideology.

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Texas adds new ID restrictions on vehicle registrations and renewals

The restrictions, which went into effect on Nov. 18, could upend the ability of many undocumented residents to legally own vehicles.

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Faculty panel: Texas A&M wrongly fired professor after gender lesson

Texas A&M did not have good cause to fire a professor after a video of a gender lesson created a political storm, and the school failed to follow due process, a faculty appeal committee found.

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The Retirement No-No Gen Zers Are Doing More Than Boomers and Other Generations

Gen Z is making a surprising retirement mistake more often than boomers and Gen X—find out what it is and how to avoid falling into the same trap.

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Harrison vs. higher ed: How one lawmaker is weaponizing social media to eradicate LGBTQ+ curriculum

Harrison has been on a crusade against Texas universities, scouring course catalogs and university websites for examples of “gender ideology” or LGBTQ+ curriculum, and riling up his X followers about “liberal indoctrination” on campuses. The post Harrison vs. higher ed: How one lawmaker is weaponizing social media to eradicate LGBTQ+…

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Texas court again pauses execution of man in ‘shaken baby’ case

Robert Roberson, who has maintained innocence in death of two-year-old daughter, gets third execution date stayed

The Guardian - US

Former state lawmaker Tommy Williams named interim president of Texas A&M

Williams replaces former president Mark A. Welsh III, who resigned amid the fallout over a viral video showing an A&M student confronting a professor over a gender-identity discussion.

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Party Discipline

Charlie Kirk defended the First Amendment. Texas betrays it in his defense.

Texas Observer

Texas A&M president steps down but doesn't say if controversial classroom video was a factor

Texas A&M University’s president is stepping down amid a controversy roiling the campus

The Independent UK

Texas A&M University president resigns after ‘gender ideology’ controversy

Mark A Welsh III steps down after student’s complaint led to firing of teacher and dismissal of dean and department head

The Guardian - US

Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III to step down after a week of turmoil over viral classroom video

Calls for Welsh’s ousting intensified over his handling of a student’s complaints about gender identity discussions in a children’s literature class.

The Texas Tribune

Faculty, advocacy groups fear Texas A&M firing threatens academic freedom

The firing happened over two years after Texas A&M stressed its support for academic freedom and amid a changing higher education landscape.

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Texas A&M professor fired after viral video disputes termination

An attorney for Melissa McCoul, seen in a video clashing with a student over gender-identity content in her class, said the professor is weighing her legal options.

The Independent UK

Texas A&M professor fired after video shows classroom confrontation over gender identity coursework

A professor at Texas A&M University has been fired and others were removed from their positions after a video surfaced in which a student confronted the instructor over her teaching of issues related to gender identity in a class on children’s literature

The Texas Tribune

Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firing, removals

After the video fueled outrage, a professor was fired and two college leaders removed from their administrative roles for approving content inconsistent with the course’s description.

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Photos: Texas Democrats return to Austin as redistricting standoff ends

Texas Democrats return to Austin after a two week fight over GOP-drawn congressional maps

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House Democrats helped Dustin Burrows win the gavel. Their departure from the state marks a pivotal moment for him.

The situation is an opportunity for the speaker to bolster his credibility with the right, but he has limited tools to combat a prolonged Democratic absence.

Texas Observer

Harrison the Huckster

The right-wing state rep has led an army of one on a self-righteous crusade in the Texas House.

The Texas Tribune

The Texas House wants voters to approve billions to save the state’s water supply

The Senate has a similar proposal, but is more prescriptive in how the money should be spent. The two chambers must agree on the final proposal to send to voters.

Texas Observer

The Lege’s ‘Big Government Intrusion’ into University Academics

Expanding on last session's anti-DEI campus crackdown, Republicans are now going after gender and ethnic studies programs and faculty independence.

The Texas Tribune

Bill to create dementia research institute approved in House, but could face $3 billion funding hurdle

Some Republicans have bristled at the hefty cost of the bill, and Democrats could reject the funding for it over the school voucher dispute.

The Texas Tribune

Abbott signs first bill of session into law, creating a Texas DOGE

The first bill to reach Abbott’s desk this session creates a regulation-cutting state agency under the purview of the governor. It was passed with bipartisan supermajorities.

Texas Observer

Slowly and Painfully, House Passes $337 Billion Budget

The chamber deliberated until 3 a.m.

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