Texas Senate approves bill barring professors from “compelling” students to adopt certain political beliefs

Students walk through campus on the first day of classes at the University of Texas at Arlington on Aug. 27, 2021. (Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune)

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The Texas Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would prohibit a college or university professor from “compelling” a student to adopt certain political beliefs, a proposal belonging to a slew of legislation introduced this session that university and community college faculty worry will restrict academic freedom in the classroom. The bill now heads to the Texas House.