petersuber<p>Last month the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> dominated <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> legislature passed a bill to ban speech and "expressive activity" at state universities at night. <br><a href="https://archive.is/DJnmz" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/DJnmz</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>Gov. Greg Abbott signed it into law on June 20.<br><a href="https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/news/texas-governor-signs-bill-to-restrict-expressive-activities-on-college-campuses/171647/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">campussafetymagazine.com/news/</span><span class="invisible">texas-governor-signs-bill-to-restrict-expressive-activities-on-college-campuses/171647/</span></a></p><p>What's covered exactly? “Any speech or expressive conduct” at a state university that takes place between 10pm and 8am. </p><p>Isn't that a slam-dunk violation of the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a>? The drafters anticipated that and included a final provision saying that the law "should not be construed to infringe the right to freedom of speech protected by the U.S. or Texas Constitutions." So there.</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USLaw</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span></p>