Texas Tech faculty reported widespread course-content changes tied to system-level restrictions on how race, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity can be taught. In a survey distributed by the Faculty Senate, about half of respondents said they altered course content without being asked, while more than half said the policies prompted them to consider leaving. Faculty described the changes as producing a chilling effect on academic freedom and a climate of fear on campus, with additional concerns raised about impacts on student and faculty recruitment and retention. Administrators countered that course-review results show fewer than 60 courses required changes across the system, while pointing to methodology and sampling critiques. Regardless of the dispute over measurement, the survey findings suggest faculty are responding preemptively to policy uncertainty—creating immediate governance friction between faculty governance bodies and administrative enforcement.