West Texas A&M University

Office of the Ombudsman has no written policies on how to investigate allegations that education laws are being broken, even though it's been accepting complaints for three months.

Even as policymakers and athletic administrators say the new era of student-athlete compensation has thrown a wrench into college sports, it's hard to get information about how much public universities are paying their players.

As students return to colleges and universities across the state, questions remain regarding discussions of gender and race on Texas campuses. Faculty with the Texas Tech University and Texas A&M University systems are dealing with the impact of new policies on their class curriculums, as West Texas A&M continues to face legal challenges to its drag performance ban.

With a steep price tag, saving the landmark museum won’t be easy, but area residents and leaders are looking for solutions.

The new race and gender policy has garnered condemnation from educational rights advocates, including the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, which sent a letter to the board of regents earlier this week arguing that the policy amounted to censorship.

Some students and professors say recent changes and scandals chill speech at universities. Others argue that conservative opinions can now be shared more freely.

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.

Lawmakers also approved direct pay for student athletes and sought better pathways from college to the workforce.

Advocates and policy groups argue ending in-state tuition for students without legal status will hurt the state's economy.