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https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/north-texas-universities-face-political-pressure-anti-dei-40647812/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-conservative-college-take-over-investigated-in-new-report-40627045/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40627045 Emma Ruby https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-conservative-college-take-over-investigated-in-new-report-40627045/#respond Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:30:00 -0600 From attacks on DEI to strengthening state leaders’ hold on university governance, Texas’ conservative college shift has been a long time coming. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-conservative-college-take-over-investigated-in-new-report-40627045/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-takes-break-from-banning-books-will-now-mandate-certain-ones-40620585/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40620585 Alyssa Fields https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-takes-break-from-banning-books-will-now-mandate-certain-ones-40620585/#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:30:00 -0600 The Texas Board of Education is considering requiring titles both widely accepted and controversial. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-takes-break-from-banning-books-will-now-mandate-certain-ones-40620585/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/ut-dallas-journalist-punished-for-editors-note-on-israel-article-40620609/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40620609 Emma Ruby https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/ut-dallas-journalist-punished-for-editors-note-on-israel-article-40620609/#respond Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:30:00 -0600 The former student paper editor is appealing the decision, and warns the punishment comes amid a free speech crackdown on campus.]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/ut-dallas-journalist-punished-for-editors-note-on-israel-article-40620609/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-am-policy-race-gender-muzzle-faculty-40616772/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40616772 Emma Ruby https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-am-policy-race-gender-muzzle-faculty-40616772/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:39:08 -0600 The new policy passed unanimously despite one historian warning that it would prevent her from teaching lessons on the Holocaust. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-am-policy-race-gender-muzzle-faculty-40616772/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/new-texas-age-verification-for-apps-begins-in-january-40608748/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40608748 Alyssa Fields https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/new-texas-age-verification-for-apps-begins-in-january-40608748/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:30:00 -0500 News If you thought it was annoying when your kids asked to play games on your phone before, get ready. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/new-texas-age-verification-for-apps-begins-in-january-40608748/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/granbury-librarians-who-faced-investigation-subject-of-new-doc-40604432/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40604432 Emma Ruby https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/granbury-librarians-who-faced-investigation-subject-of-new-doc-40604432/#respond Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0500 A new documentary follows the local librarians who were targeted for – get this – lending books to schoolchildren. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/granbury-librarians-who-faced-investigation-subject-of-new-doc-40604432/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/dallas-schools-unaware-of-investigation-into-charlie-kirk-posts-40603689/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40603689 Emma Ruby https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/dallas-schools-unaware-of-investigation-into-charlie-kirk-posts-40603689/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0500 Several districts have employees who have been subjected to complaints. One local district admits to putting some employees on leave. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/dallas-schools-unaware-of-investigation-into-charlie-kirk-posts-40603689/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/fort-worth-school-district-oks-curriculum-with-bible-stories-40600413/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40600413 Alyssa Fields https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/fort-worth-school-district-oks-curriculum-with-bible-stories-40600413/#respond Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0500 The district will receive about $4 million dollars for adopting the new materials that critics have called "biblically illiterate."]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/fort-worth-school-district-oks-curriculum-with-bible-stories-40600413/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/nexstar-free-speech-protest-40599546/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40599546 Emma Ruby https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/nexstar-free-speech-protest-40599546/#respond Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -0500 News Organizers of the Nexstar protest worry about what a merger will mean for free speech and Dallas’ WFAA news station.]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/nexstar-free-speech-protest-40599546/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer