Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.
November 13, 2025
House Select Committee on Civil Discourse & Freedom of Speech in Higher Education and Senate Select Committee on Civil Discourse & Freedom of Speech in Higher Education (Joint Hearing)
The Senate and House Select Committees on Civil Discourse & Freedom of Speech in Higher Ed will meet jointly to hear invited testimony regarding:
Topic: The encouragement of civil discourse and freedom of speech on, and protection from undue administrative censorship by, the state’s college campuses
- Texas Republicans Are Redefining Higher Ed. It’s Creating Confusion About Free Speech On Campuses, The Texas Tribune, October 23, 2025
- Spotlight on Speech Codes 2025, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), July 28, 2025
- Interim Report to the 86th Legislature (Charge No. 9, Campus Free Speech), Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs, December 2018
- Joint Statement on Rights and Freedoms of Students, American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
Monitoring: The implementation of Senate Bill 37, 89th Regular Session
Topic: Identification of measures to provide proper security and ensure the public’s safety for public and social gatherings on the state’s college campuses.
- Safety and Security at Institutions of Higher Education: Understanding Trends, Practices, and Future Needs, RAND Corporation, May 20, 2025
