Texas lawmakers want equal funding for “traditional values” on public college campuses

By Dakoda Smith, Copy Editor

The Texas House of Representatives has passed a budget bill that would require all public universities in the state to create a center for “traditional values” if they already have a student center for “alternative” sexuality on campus, according to Inside Higher Ed.

The House passed the amendment with a 110-24 vote.

Representative Wayne Christian, a Republican, proposed the amendment, which would apply to any public colleges with a center “for students focused on gay, lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, transsexual, transgender, gender questioning, or other gender identity issues.”

According to The Dallas Morning News, lawmakers “cracked jokes and guffawed” during debate, with one representative asking Christian what “pansexual” means. Christian urged the lawmaker to visit the centers at The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University to find out.

To read more, visit Inside Higher Ed.