The University of Texas System’s governing board voted unanimously to adopt new rules restricting instruction on what it termed "controversial" or "contested" topics, requiring faculty to disclose course content in syllabi and to present ‘‘reasonably disputed’’ matters in a balanced way. Regents directed system leaders to implement the policy across 13 institutions even as dozens of faculty speakers objected at the meeting. Faculty critics and academic leaders said the mandate is vague and risks chilling classroom discussion, academic inquiry and expert pedagogy; supporters framed it as a move to protect students from indoctrination. University officials were instructed to develop enforcement steps and guidance for institutions on compliance. The action at UT echoes similar system-level policies in other states and underscores rising political pressure on public university governance. Trustees and administrators will now face the operational task of translating broad board language into campus-level rules, a process likely to spur legal and public disputes about curriculum control and faculty prerogatives.