Texas State University System

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

Gov. Greg Abbott called for a student to be expelled for celebrating Kirk's death. Legal experts say the student's speech is likely constitutionally protected.

The committees were made to honor slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk and come as university faculty have come under online scrutiny.

Thomas Alter is the second professor in the state to be terminated this week for allegedly violating university policy after a video was posted on social media.

The state isn't providing schools with guidance and advocates say students who still qualify for lower rates are being asked to pay thousands more.

While other universities move to preserve the advisory bodies, Texas State will abolish them under a new state law that curtails faculty's influence on campuses.