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Attacks on academic freedom spread across Texas universities

By Staff Reports

October 1, 2025

Texas universities are restricting how faculty can discuss gender in classrooms.

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This week, Jimmy Kimmel was suspended after he commented about Kirk and MAGA supporters during an episode of his late-night show. And in Texas, educators and students are being investigated, fired, and expelled over social media posts about Kirk that Republican lawmakers don’t like.