Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firing, removals

The Texas A&M University bell tower is seen on Aug. 21, 2024, in College Station. (Credit: Ishika Samant for The Texas Tribune)

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Facing growing political pressure, Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh III announced Tuesday evening that a professor teaching a children’s literature course at the center of a viral recording was fired and that the university would conduct a full audit of its courses.