HB2100 would provide further protections for freedom of speech on college campuses and universities.
The Texas State House of Representatives passed HB2100 on April 30, 2019 by a vote of 85 to 58. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because freedom of speech is increasingly being challenged on college campus. The First Amendment guarantees that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” This must be upheld on college campuses.