Republicans in the Texas House do not see eye to eye with their Senate colleagues on eliminating tenure at public universities.
Senate Bill 18 from state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, would prohibit universities from granting tenure to new professors. But on Monday, when the chair of the House Higher Education Committee introduced his version of SB 18, there was one big change to the legislation: Universities would still be able to grant tenure.
“I'd certainly suggest and personally believe that tenure needs to be offered,” state Rep. John Kuempel, R-Seguin, told his fellow committee members.