Parents and students must ‘demand excellence’ from Texas universities

By Staff Reports

January 22, 2026

Dr. Leonard Bright, an ethics professor at Texas A&M University, is urging students and parents who are concerned about ongoing attacks on academic freedom in Texas to fight back at the ballot box.

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