76% of Texas voucher applicants are already enrolled in private schools or home-schooled
March 10, 2026
Texas’ new $1 billion voucher program allots about $10,000 per student to be used on private school tuition. It’s paid for by taxpayer dollars.
Texas must correct Bible-infused school curriculum with over 4,000 errors
March 5, 2026
The Texas State Board of Education recently approved over 4,000 corrections to Bluebonnet Learning curriculum, which has been controversial since its first introduction in 2024.
University of Texas censors ‘controversial’ topics in class
February 24, 2026
A new rule requires University of Texas professors to "carefully consider" their teaching material and "exclude unrelated controversial or contested matters."
Judge blocks 3 Texas school districts from enforcing DEI ban
February 23, 2026
Teachers and students in Texas started the 2025-26 school year under a new law that prohibits gender and sexuality alliance clubs at high schools across the state.
Number of Texas school districts rejecting designated prayer time grows
February 23, 2026
School districts across Texas have until March 1 to decide whether their schools will create a designated prayer and religious reading time during the school day, and an overwhelming majority are rejecting the new policy.
2 Texas schools break into TIME’s top global university rankings
February 19, 2026
TIME Magazine’s 2026 list of the World’s Top Universities included three Texas schools. Here are the 2 that made the Top 50.
‘ I want to return respect to the profession’: Why this educator is running for the Texas SBOE
February 18, 2026
Texas voters have a large say in shaping public education this year, as eight out of 15 State Board of Education districts will be on the ballot March 3.
Greg Abbott wants Austin school district investigated after students protest ICE during class
February 2, 2026
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath to investigate Austin ISD after hundreds of students walked out of class to protest US Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday.
Could the Bible become required reading in Texas public schools?
January 28, 2026
The Texas State Board of Education is set to vote on the Texas Education Agency's final proposed statewide required reading list for public school students at the end of the month.
Greg Abbott halts visas for foreign workers at Texas universities
January 28, 2026
Public universities across the state can’t seek new visas without the Texas Workforce Commission’s permission from now until the end of the 2027 legislative session under a new directive from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
Texas A&M is creating an ‘environment of fear’
January 26, 2026
Watch as Dr. Leonard Bright, a professor at Texas A&M University, describes life on campus after the implementation of a new website that turns students into higher education watchdogs.
The online portal created by the Office of the Ombudsman allows students to file complaints against universities for violating the state’s diversity, equity, and inclusion ban on college campuses.
Texas A&M Professor: ‘We’re playing with democracy itself’
January 22, 2026
Watch as Dr. Leonard Bright—an ethics professor at Texas A&M whose class was recently canceled because of a new university policy that restricts discussions of race and gender in the classroom—breaks down what’s at stake for higher education in Texas.
Read more about Bright and ongoing attacks on academic freedom in Texas at the link in our bio.