https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/news/texas-governor-signs-bill-to-restrict-expressive-activities-on-college-campuses/171647/
Texas Governor Signs Bill to Restrict Expressive Activities on College Campuses
The new legislation, SB 2972, includes limitations on how, when, and where people can demonstrate on Texas college campuses.
Published: June 23, 2025
Author: Amy Rock
The new legislation (SB 2972), signed by Abbott on June 20, includes limitations on how, when, and where people can demonstrate on college campuses. Under the new bill, college leaders will get to decide which areas are public forums. Conversely, the 2019 bill (SB 18) had established all common outdoor spaces on a public campus could be used as traditional public forums, Inside Higher Ed reports.
Individual colleges can also now determine whether the public is welcome to demonstrate on their campus. The bill changes language that says “all persons” can participate in expressive activities to “students enrolled at and employees of an institution of higher education.”
The new law also prohibits all expressive activities on public campuses from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
The new law also bans encampments, demonstrations during the last two weeks of classes, wearing masks or other disguises to hide one’s identity, and lowering the U.S. flag or Texas flag in order to raise another nation or organization’s flag.
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