Political pressure on campuses intensified as Texas officials and conservative parent groups escalated campaigns against faculty and curriculum. Gov. Greg Abbott publicly criticized professors he accused of advancing 'leftist ideologies' after a senior provost at UT‑Austin was removed from his role, and state laws enacted this year have shifted governance and speech oversight toward political appointees. At the same time, Moms for Liberty’s national summit encouraged parents to convert grievances into legal actions, signaling a strategic turn from school‑board runs to litigation. The twin moves are reshaping governance, free‑speech debates and faculty security at public institutions.