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Texas Public University Systems Order Rapid Reviews of Gender-Related Course Content

Universities cite directives that define sex as strictly male or female despite no law restricting classroom discussion.

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Students and supporters gather on campus to protest the Texas A&M University Board of Regents' decision on Draggieland in College Station, TX, on Wednesday, March 6, 2025.
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Overview

  • Texas Tech directed its five universities to review syllabi and curricula to align instruction with a male–female sex binary, citing President Trump's executive order, Gov. Greg Abbott's letter, and HB 229.
  • The University of North Texas System ordered an expedited, complete syllabi review to be finished by Jan. 1, while the University of Texas System is reviewing gender identity courses with results slated for a November regents meeting.
  • Following a viral Texas A&M classroom video, the A&M System launched a course audit after the professor was fired and the university president resigned.
  • Implementation has been vague and uneven, with reports at Angelo State University of verbal instructions to remove pronouns and pride symbols and to avoid transgender topics in class.
  • Free speech and faculty groups, including FIRE and the AAUP, argue the measures constitute censorship, noting there is no federal or state law that explicitly bars teaching about transgender identity.