AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Senate voted Tuesday to give initial approval to a bill that aims to ban critical race theory from being taught at the state’s public universities.
The proposal from Mineola Republican Bryan Hughes is part of a slate of higher education bills in the Senate that are among Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s top priorities during this legislative session. Other bills include eliminating tenure at public universities and prohibiting colleges from maintaining diversity, equity and inclusion offices – also known as DEI.
The vote was 19-12 along party lines on a bill that would allow students, faculty and members of the public to file complaints against professors they claim are indoctrinating students. It will likely come up for a final vote on Wednesday before heading to the House for consideration.
