Bans on speakers, masks at campus protests pass Texas Senate

Texas State Senate Approves Strict Campus Protest Rules

The bill, introduced by Texas Republican Sen. Brandon Creighton, also spells out who can be involved in a campus protest and who cannot. Students and faculty are allowed to protest, but all others are prohibited.

Bans on speakers, masks at campus protests pass Texas Senate

AUSTIN — Campus protesters would be banned from using loudspeakers during class hours, setting up encampments and replacing the American or Texas flag on campus flagpoles under a bill that won final approval Wednesday from the Texas Senate.

After college students protested Israel-Hamas war, Texas Senate votes…

Sen. Brandon Creighton says the bill will prevent disruption. Critics say it walks back conservative lawmakers' previous pledge to protect campus free speech.

After college students protested Israel-Hamas war, Texas Senate votes to restrict time, place and manner of future events - Open Campus

The Texas Senate on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would restrict protesting on college campuses in reaction to the pro-Palestinian demonstrations last year. The bill’s author, Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, said he wants to prevent disruption and unsafe behavior, but opponents have said it contradicts the Legislature’s previous commitment to campus free speech, championed by conservative lawmakers six years ago. Senate Bi…