A new federal lawsuit challenges a Texas A&M University system policy that prohibits course advocacy of “race ideology” and “gender ideology,” alleging it operates as an unconstitutional, prophylactic ban on disfavored speech. Filed in a Houston district court on Monday, the complaint names four faculty plaintiffs and says courses were canceled or not offered after policy enforcement prompted professors to excise “disfavored” topics from syllabi. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the ACLU of Texas have joined the case. The lawsuit alleges subjective and uneven enforcement discretion through a content-review process that allows some exceptions for non-core, upper-level and graduate courses. Faculty critics argue the system board effectively dictated which perspectives must be excluded across the system. The filing is positioned by critics as part of a broader pattern of similar complaints in Texas, including a recent AAUP suit against the Texas Tech University system. The outcome could further shape how institutions manage free-speech and due-process risks in state policy environments.