Texans Defending Democracy
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Texas was designed with a “weak” governor.
Instead of putting executive power under one person, Texans independently elect several statewide officials.
But constitutional design ≠ political reality. Reporting has examined how the governor’s practical power has expanded over time.
Instead of putting executive power under one person, Texans independently elect several statewide officials.
But constitutional design ≠ political reality. Reporting has examined how the governor’s practical power has expanded over time.
September 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Texas was designed with a “weak” governor.
Instead of putting executive power under one person, Texans independently elect several statewide officials.
But constitutional design ≠ political reality. Reporting has examined how the governor’s practical power has expanded over time.
Instead of putting executive power under one person, Texans independently elect several statewide officials.
But constitutional design ≠ political reality. Reporting has examined how the governor’s practical power has expanded over time.
Start here: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has directed the Texas Senate to study ways to further incorporate religion into public life ahead of the 2027 legislative session.
Read the Texas Tribune report www.texastribune.org/2026/07/27/t...
Read the Texas Tribune report www.texastribune.org/2026/07/27/t...
Dan Patrick directs Texas Senate to expand religious liberty
The lieutenant governor released seven new charges for state senators to study before the Legislature reconvenes, including ways to “inform and remind Texans of their religious liberty rights.”
www.texastribune.org
September 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Start here: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has directed the Texas Senate to study ways to further incorporate religion into public life ahead of the 2027 legislative session.
Read the Texas Tribune report www.texastribune.org/2026/07/27/t...
Read the Texas Tribune report www.texastribune.org/2026/07/27/t...
For more context on how THCA, delta-8 and other products complicated Texas' original hemp framework, this Texas Tribune explainer walks through the products and the state's changing rules:
www.texastribune.org/2026/03/24/t...
www.texastribune.org/2026/03/24/t...
Texas begins ban on smokeable hemp. Here’s what to know.
New rules from state health officials ban smokeable intoxicating hemp products, including pre-rolled joints and hemp flower.
www.texastribune.org
August 26, 2026 at 6:21 PM
For more context on how THCA, delta-8 and other products complicated Texas' original hemp framework, this Texas Tribune explainer walks through the products and the state's changing rules:
www.texastribune.org/2026/03/24/t...
www.texastribune.org/2026/03/24/t...
Turns out America’s complicated relationship with cannabis has some pretty deep roots. 👀
Learn more from George Washington’s Mount Vernon:
www.mountvernon.org/george-washi...
Learn more from George Washington’s Mount Vernon:
www.mountvernon.org/george-washi...
Did Washington Grow Hemp?
Yes, George Washington did grow hemp ... but not the kind you're thinking of.
www.mountvernon.org
August 25, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Turns out America’s complicated relationship with cannabis has some pretty deep roots. 👀
Learn more from George Washington’s Mount Vernon:
www.mountvernon.org/george-washi...
Learn more from George Washington’s Mount Vernon:
www.mountvernon.org/george-washi...
6/6
Academic freedom leaves room to study them.
#DefendDemocracy #AcademicFreedom
Read more: www.texastribune.org/2026/07/08/t...
Academic freedom leaves room to study them.
#DefendDemocracy #AcademicFreedom
Read more: www.texastribune.org/2026/07/08/t...
August 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM
6/6
Academic freedom leaves room to study them.
#DefendDemocracy #AcademicFreedom
Read more: www.texastribune.org/2026/07/08/t...
Academic freedom leaves room to study them.
#DefendDemocracy #AcademicFreedom
Read more: www.texastribune.org/2026/07/08/t...
5/6
You don’t have to agree with every idea taught at a university to defend academic freedom.
The question is whether politicians and political appointees should decide which facts, books, patients and perspectives Texas college students are allowed to encounter.
You don’t have to agree with every idea taught at a university to defend academic freedom.
The question is whether politicians and political appointees should decide which facts, books, patients and perspectives Texas college students are allowed to encounter.
August 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM
5/6
You don’t have to agree with every idea taught at a university to defend academic freedom.
The question is whether politicians and political appointees should decide which facts, books, patients and perspectives Texas college students are allowed to encounter.
You don’t have to agree with every idea taught at a university to defend academic freedom.
The question is whether politicians and political appointees should decide which facts, books, patients and perspectives Texas college students are allowed to encounter.
4/6
And there’s already a constitutional warning sign.
The 11th Circuit found similar Florida restrictions on university instruction amounted to unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.
Texas Tech disputes several allegations. Now a federal court will weigh Texas Tech’s policies.
And there’s already a constitutional warning sign.
The 11th Circuit found similar Florida restrictions on university instruction amounted to unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.
Texas Tech disputes several allegations. Now a federal court will weigh Texas Tech’s policies.
August 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM
4/6
And there’s already a constitutional warning sign.
The 11th Circuit found similar Florida restrictions on university instruction amounted to unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.
Texas Tech disputes several allegations. Now a federal court will weigh Texas Tech’s policies.
And there’s already a constitutional warning sign.
The 11th Circuit found similar Florida restrictions on university instruction amounted to unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.
Texas Tech disputes several allegations. Now a federal court will weigh Texas Tech’s policies.
3/6
It also alleges:
→ Professors were barred from teaching Plato’s Republic and Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me.
→ A health sciences instructor was told not to use the word “disparity” while teaching documented differences in health outcomes.
These are adult students
It also alleges:
→ Professors were barred from teaching Plato’s Republic and Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me.
→ A health sciences instructor was told not to use the word “disparity” while teaching documented differences in health outcomes.
These are adult students
August 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM
3/6
It also alleges:
→ Professors were barred from teaching Plato’s Republic and Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me.
→ A health sciences instructor was told not to use the word “disparity” while teaching documented differences in health outcomes.
These are adult students
It also alleges:
→ Professors were barred from teaching Plato’s Republic and Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me.
→ A health sciences instructor was told not to use the word “disparity” while teaching documented differences in health outcomes.
These are adult students
2/6
The complaint alleges:
→ Medical students couldn’t participate in or observe care for transgender patients—even when they sought treatment for migraines, hypertension or cancer.
→ A Holocaust course risked losing core status if it taught about gay & bisexual Nazi victims.
The complaint alleges:
→ Medical students couldn’t participate in or observe care for transgender patients—even when they sought treatment for migraines, hypertension or cancer.
→ A Holocaust course risked losing core status if it taught about gay & bisexual Nazi victims.
August 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM
2/6
The complaint alleges:
→ Medical students couldn’t participate in or observe care for transgender patients—even when they sought treatment for migraines, hypertension or cancer.
→ A Holocaust course risked losing core status if it taught about gay & bisexual Nazi victims.
The complaint alleges:
→ Medical students couldn’t participate in or observe care for transgender patients—even when they sought treatment for migraines, hypertension or cancer.
→ A Holocaust course risked losing core status if it taught about gay & bisexual Nazi victims.