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Texas higher education enrollment reaches all-time high

Student enrollment at Texas colleges topped 1.6 million as of fall 2025, according to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

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Trans Texas college students bearing more hostility as officials push binary gender definitions

Once considered a safe haven to explore identity, Texas campuses are invalidating and alienating trans people, students say.

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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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As energy finds Texas young conservatives, U.S. Senate hopefuls make their pitch

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt are finding ways onto stages in front of young conservatives galvanized by Charlie Kirk's killing. The post As energy finds Texas young conservatives, U.S. Senate hopefuls make their pitch appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

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Texas Tech system’s vague guidelines on gender identity spur more questions than answers

Faculty have spent weeks seeking clarity on new restrictions, which have often been issued by word of mouth. A written Q&A was rescinded.

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‘He wasn’t this national hero’: US college students voice concern over Charlie Kirk’s idolization

Black, brown and LGBTQ+ students across the US are puzzled by all the praise the far-right commentator has received after his killing

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Texas Tech’s limits on gender identity discussion deepen fears of politics breaching academic freedom

Professors are afraid to publicly speak out, system leaders left key questions unanswered and advocates worry for LGBTQ+ students’ mental health.

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Texas State expels student for allegedly mocking Charlie Kirk shooting

Governor Abbott called for expulsion, with university decrying video ‘trivializing or promoting violence’

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Student who mocked Charlie Kirk’s death “no longer” at Texas State University as clampdowns continue

The university's announcement came hours after Gov. Greg Abbott called for the student's expulsion.

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State Sen. Brandon Creighton expected to be sole finalist for Texas Tech chancellor

The Conroe Republican has authored some of Texas' major higher education legislation in recent years, including a DEI ban and a law expanding political appointees’ power in universities.

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Jodey Arrington, Brandon Creighton being considered for Texas Tech System’s top job

Arrington represents Lubbock in Congress. Creighton is a longtime state lawmaker.

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Struggling Texas cotton industry emphasizing the hazards of fast fashion

A group representing High Plains region farmers has launched a campaign to make buyers aware of synthetic fibers’ impact on the environment and health.

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Texas Tech University System leader says he will retire this year

Texas Tech Chancellor Tedd Mitchell has led the 64,000-student university system since 2018. His departure will mark the latest shake-up in the state’s higher ed leadership.

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As lawmakers tried to name an official steak, Texas students learned how to find the best beef

Far from the Capitol, students at Texas Tech spend time examining the quality of beef for meat judging competitions.

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Texas colleges will soon be able to pay their athletes

House Bill 126, which allows student athletes to receive a slice of the billions Texas colleges generate in revenue from their teams, now awaits the governor’s signature.

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Can Texas lawmakers agree on how to spend billions to save the state's water supply?

The Texas House took its first step toward revising a priority Senate bill last week. The changes were lauded by the state’s water community.

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Legal Status of Over 50 Students Revoked at Texas Universities As Trump Crackdown Escalates

Over 50 international students from Texas universities have seen their legal status revoked

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More than 100 international students’ immigration statuses revoked across Texas universities

Students from University of North Texas, UT-Dallas, Texas A&M, UT-Rio Grande, Texas Woman’s University, Texas Tech and other schools have been affected.

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Texas schools have leaned on uncertified teachers to fill vacancies. Lawmakers want to put a stop to it.

Underprepared teachers have been tied to student learning losses. But amid a teacher shortage crisis, school leaders fear the restrictions will lead to fewer instructors in their classrooms.

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University of North Texas and Rice University under federal investigation for “race-exclusionary practices”

The Texas universities are among dozens accused of violating the law by partnering with a group that had sought to increase diversity in graduate programs.

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In lawsuit settlement, Texas Tech’s med school promises it won’t consider race in admissions

George Stewart sued Texas Tech University Health Science Center and five other medical schools claiming they rejected him in favor of lesser qualified students of color.

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Maintenance hole explosion at Texas Tech University causes fires, outages and cancels classes

Authorities at Texas Tech University say an explosion inside a maintenance hole set off fires and power outages on the campus, leading school officials to issue evacuation orders for several buildings and cancel classes for the rest of the week

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Texas Tech officials trying to determine what caused explosion and fires that prompted campus closure

A day after the incident in which green flames could be seen coming out of manholes, 40% of the university in Lubbock remains without power.

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Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed as Dan Patrick threatens university budgets over DEI

At a public event last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they don’t “kick DEI out of their schools,” a few weeks after lawmakers proposed a massive cut to public universities.

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Lubbock celebrates native Dustin Burrows’ rise to Texas House speaker

Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

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