Dr. Maria Gonzalez, Interim President of Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Scholars, delivered a compelling testimony against SB 37 a bill that introduces harmful bureaucracy, deters top faculty, and risks lowering the quality and reputation of Texas higher education.

• “With this lesgislation, I do not believe that the the best and brightest will want to come to Texas.”
• Students will go to other states for their education and faculty will not want to teach here.
• SB 37 doesn’t create better academic freedom and shared governance—it weakens the role of faculty in decision-making and would stifle critical thinking and intellectual diversity.

Thank you, Dr. Gonzalez for speaking out to keep Texas Colleges and Universities as the great institutions they were meant to be! Reject policies that push Texans into instability—because harming our communities does not make Texas stronger.introduces harmful bureaucracy, deters top faculty, and risks lowering the quality and reputation of Texas higher education.