The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board opened an Office of the Ombudsman website that lets students and the public file complaints against the state’s public colleges and universities. The portal, created under Senate Bill 37, will handle allegations tied to the law’s ban on DEI programs and other new state controls over curriculum, faculty governance and hiring. Brandon Simmons, the ombudsman appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, will notify institutions within five days of a complaint and institutions will have 175 days to respond. SB 37 has already prompted high-profile classroom changes and faculty removals across Texas campuses, including actions at Texas Tech and Texas A&M. The portal formalizes public oversight and creates a new administrative lever that can trigger investigations and program reviews. For campus leaders and counsel, the site increases the speed and visibility of complaints and raises risks of state-driven sanctions and reputational fallout. Institutions should expect an uptick in formal complaints and should audit syllabi, governance records and hiring files for compliance. The ombudsman’s office will be a key new interface between state regulators and campus operations—one that could accelerate enforcement of politically driven standards in public higher education.