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University of Houston Is Gutting Its Gender and Sexuality Classes. That Won’t Stop Texas’ Crusade Against Higher Ed.

College administrators wrongly hope that anticipatory obedience will satisfy a GOP-run Texas Legislature that is increasingly hostile toward education.

by Andrew Joseph Pegoda

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In Their Rush to Appear Pro-Israel, Texas Lawmakers May Have Stepped on Free Speech

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by Michael Agresta

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A closer look at the poet’s musings on “Manly Health.”

by James E. McWilliams

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Armed Students Don’t Worry Me

But the unpacking of the ideal of the university sure does.

by Robert Zaretsky

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by Nick Swartsell

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University of Houston Is Gutting Its Gender and Sexuality Classes. That Won’t Stop Texas’ Crusade Against Higher Ed.

College administrators wrongly hope that anticipatory obedience will satisfy a GOP-run Texas Legislature that is increasingly hostile toward education.

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Group That Hands Out Guns Receives Unquestioning Texas Media Coverage

by Bill Minutaglio

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