free speech

A teachers group said the district placed a long time teacher on administrative leave for re-sending two Facebook posts about Charlie Kirk, the young conservative activist murdered last week while speaking on a Utah campus.

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.

Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to University of North Texas leaders on Friday demanding review of its response to a student conflict over the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this month after a video showing the incident at UNT gained millions of views on social media.

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

Senate Bill 2972 limits “expressive activities” on campuses to certain places and times. A free speech organization is suing on behalf of numerous students and student groups, calling the law unconstitutional.

Professor Timothy Jackson was accused of making racist remarks at the height of the racial reckoning that followed George Floyd's murder. His free speech suit against the university comes to an end in the era of DEI bans.

Students for Justice in Palestine said the university's decision not to allow Belal El Sherif on campus is political retaliation for his activism.

Charles Hermes and Carolyn Rodriguez were arrested at a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting in late January.

At issue is a Texas law that mandates pornography websites verify the ages of their users before they gain access to the material.

Two weeks after city officials overturned a ban on discriminatory content at city-owned facilities, community leaders are split on how the policy will impact residents.

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.