free speech

Texas State's Palestine Solidarity Committee and Chabad at Texas State speak out on free speech policy that defines antisemitism.

The complaint argues that the governor’s order is an illegal attempt to suppress a viewpoint critical of a foreign country — Israel.

The arrest of dozens of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators since last week has left First Amendment advocates asking who gets to enjoy speech protections in Texas.

The governor ordered public colleges and universities in Texas to revise their free speech policies to punish antisemitism. He named pro-Palestinian student groups for discipline, including possible expulsion.

San Antonio College President Naydeen González-De Jesús said she “categorically denounce[s]” comments made by an individual she exchanged text messages with who said LGBTQ+ students who complained about González-De Jesús to the Alamo Colleges District board were “sodomites.”

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has expressed concern that leaders at San Antonio College violated faculty and student free speech rights in a public letter addressed to SAC President Naydeen González-De Jesús.

SAC’s student government and a majority of President Naydeen González-De Jesús’ senior executive team sent separate letters to Alamo Colleges District Chancellor Mike Flores declaring 'no confidence' in the president.

PEN America has tracked a nationwide growth of laws and bills that — since 2021 — have impinged on educational free speech rights. The organization says 2023 saw 22 state legislatures approve more than 100 bills it calls “educational gag orders.

Students at public universities around Texas say they already see and feel the impact of a new state law intended to expand free speech rights. With few…

Fifty years ago, a group of students at Texas State University took a stand against the war in Vietnam. The students, nicknamed the San Marcos 10, faced…