First Amendment

Following the Dec. 1 memorandum from Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression sent letters to each of the five presidents within the Tech system, calling upon them not to restrict academic freedom or classroom instruction based on viewpoint.

Abbott declared the Council on American-Islamic Relations a foreign terrorist organization and a transnational criminal organization, invoking a 2023 Texas statute. CAIR is suing the governor, alleging violations of due process and freedom of speech.

A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can enforce Senate Bill 12, which restricts "sexually oriented performances" in front of kids. The judges said drag shows aren't necessarily sexual, and the plaintiffs, including a drag performer and two entertainment companies, may not be harmed by the law.

A Waco judge this week made permanent a block on a state law that required book vendors to rate materials based on their sexual content and references.

Citing First Amendment protections, the City Council unanimously approved a zoning change allowing a far east Fort Worth strip club to rebuild.

Senate Bill 11 would allow trustee boards of public school districts and governing bodies of charter schools to approve voluntary school prayer meetings and Bible readings. Opponents argue it violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

A federal jury found that Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins and Commissioner John Wiley Price did not violate the First Amendment rights of Alex Stein.

Almost 90 demonstrators protested a private event at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden that included sessions on Christian nationalism and “The War on White America.”

The city of Fort Worth permitted a True Texas Project conference with pro-Christian nationalism speakers on its property. Experts and local leaders say they didn't have a choice.

An anti-transgender event organized by conservative political activists at a Fort Worth community center April 20 has been canceled after community members raised concerns that it would violate the city’s nondiscrimination policy.

Tensions between parents and Keller ISD leadership remain nearly two months after a film crew visited Central High School for a show called “God, Jesus, Trump!”

In 2021, Texas passed a law restricting large social media companies from banning political posts or users. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a legal challenge to the state law.