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As explained on May 11, 2023 by ''FiveThirtyEight'':
 
As explained on May 11, 2023 by ''FiveThirtyEight'':
 
{{cquote|Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that originally set out to completely eliminate tenure at public colleges and universities. In Ohio, lawmakers are weighing legislation that would mandate tenure reviews for professors. This year, at least three more states — North Dakota, Louisiana and Iowa — considered [without passing] similar measures ....<ref>https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/college-tenure-republican-attacks-education/</ref>}}
 
{{cquote|Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that originally set out to completely eliminate tenure at public colleges and universities. In Ohio, lawmakers are weighing legislation that would mandate tenure reviews for professors. This year, at least three more states — North Dakota, Louisiana and Iowa — considered [without passing] similar measures ....<ref>https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/college-tenure-republican-attacks-education/</ref>}}
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== Texas SB 18 (2023) ==
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In spring 2023, Texas Senate Bill 18 passed mostly on a party line vote, 18-11, but with one [[Dem]] crossing over to the [[GOP]] side and two Republicans absent:
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{{cquote|18-11, largely along party lines, with Sens. Brian Birdwell and Kevin Sparks absent. Notably, Sen. César Blanco, D-El Paso, broke from his party to join Republicans in supporting the measure, arguing that tenure is a historical and discriminatory barrier for professors of color and pointing to racial disparities among faculty awarded tenure at Texas universities.<ref>https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/20/texas-senate-tenure-universities/</ref>}}
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But in May 2023 the [[RINO]] Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan stalled the bill, which by May 16 remained stuck in a committee.  The biennial session of the Texas legislature adjourns by law on May 29, 2023.
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
*[[Professor values]]
 
*[[Professor values]]
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