Overview

• A hidden-camera clip shared by state Rep. Brian Harrison showed a student objecting to gender-identity content in a children's literature class.
• President Mark Welsh removed the dean and the English department head from their administrative roles, citing course content that strayed from the catalog description.
• Following public calls from state leaders, Welsh terminated senior lecturer Melissa McCoul, and her attorney says she has appealed the decision.
• Gov. Greg Abbott and other officials praised the firing, while Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick criticized Welsh and Harrison alleged the student’s constitutional rights were violated.
• The Texas A&M System Board of Regents announced reviews of course offerings across campuses, and free-speech advocates including FIRE condemned the firing.