The Texas Tech University System issued immediate restrictions on how faculty may teach about race, gender identity and sexual orientation, requiring faculty to submit certain course materials for administrative review and barring instruction that the institution interprets as promoting activism. The system also codified limits on recognizing more than two sexes and set a process for provost and regents review tied to state law provisions. Chancellor Brandon Creighton, the former legislator behind the enabling law, framed the policy as compliance with state requirements; faculty groups and academic‑freedom advocates warn the rules will chill classroom discussion and raise administrative burdens for curricular approval.