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I am so, so, so utterly tired of this performative bullshit from our AG.  And now that whole Turning Point media ecosystem is dogpiling TCU (and their obsession on X with this week's in-person Pride events honestly makes me worried for their safety a bit).  https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2025-10-02/texas-ag-paxton-to-investigate-tcu-over-turning-point-event-school-says-was-not-booked

 

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he intends to “look into” TCU after a conservative activist alleged the university discriminated against her for her talking points.

Chloe Cole, 21, wrote on X that Texas Christian University canceled an event by the school’s Turning Point USA chapter where she was scheduled to speak. However, school officials said the Oct. 7 event was never canceled because it was not booked in the first place.

Kathy Cavins-Tull, vice chancellor for student affairs, said in a statement that the university’s Turning Point chapter requested the university host the event after an unaffiliated party invited Cole to appear on the campus on that date. The requested space was already booked for another student event, she said.

University officials explored options to accommodate the event and notified the group Sept. 25 that a secure space was not available given the short notice, Cavins-Tull said. School officials offered to find another date or space for the event, she added.

 

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On 9/29/2025 at 10:57 AM, South Austin said:

Your First Lady of Texas Cannabis Law.

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When reading the story, I immediately wondered what the mom looked like, and this would seem to be someone in Sid's wheelhouse.

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8 minutes ago, sasquatch69 said:

I am so, so, so utterly tired of this performative bullshit from our AG.  And now that whole Turning Point media ecosystem is dogpiling TCU (and their obsession on X with this week's in-person Pride events honestly makes me worried for their safety a bit).  https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2025-10-02/texas-ag-paxton-to-investigate-tcu-over-turning-point-event-school-says-was-not-booked

 

 

If you want a wild ride, check out the background of Chloe Cole. 

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If you want a wild ride, check out the background of Chloe Cole. 

She’s a rare teenage detransitioner. She said, on her inability to properly schedule events, that “this is where free speech dies.”

On this point we can agree. Having the AG threaten a private university and their ability to regulate their meeting space is a potential violation of free speech.

It’s like I’m taking crazy pills over here.
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2 hours ago, Eskimohorn said:


She’s a rare teenage detransitioner. She said, on her inability to properly schedule events, that “this is where free speech dies.”

On this point we can agree. Having the AG threaten a private university and their ability to regulate their meeting space is a potential violation of free speech.

It’s like I’m taking crazy pills over here.

Dumbasses never even booked the “event”.  Are private organizations supposed to bend over backwards for 3rd parties to schedule external speakers?

 

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It’s happening:

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/texas-supreme-court-breaks-with-american-bar-association-over-law-school-credentials/#:~:text=Texas will become the first,law schools nationwide for decades.

Texas will become the first state to no longer use American Bar Association (ABA) for oversight of its law schools.

The Texas Supreme Court will take over that responsibility, according to an order its justices issued on Friday, Sept. 26. The ABA has set standards for law schools nationwide for decades.

Karen Sloan, who covers the legal business for Reuters, spoke to Texas Standard about the decision. Listen to the interview above or read the transcript below.

This transcript has been edited lightly for clarity:

Texas Standard: Well, first, briefly explain why this accreditation process is so critical for law schools and their graduates. 

Karen Sloan: So law school accreditation is important because it kind of paves the way for graduates to go on and practice as lawyers.

Most states require graduation from an ABA-approved law school in order to sit and take their bar exam. And of course you have to pass the bar exam in order go on to become a practicing lawyer.

So it’s really kind of a key credential that you need in order pursue your legal career.

Well, what has the American Bar Association done in the view of the Texas Supreme Court to drive its justices to this decision?

That is a little bit unclear at this point.

When the Texas Supreme Court back in April said that it was gonna be reviewing the ABA requirement, it never said why. And then last week when it said the court is going to assume the responsibility of approving law schools instead of the ABA, it also didn’t really provide a rationale for making the change – much to the chagrin of, I think, some legal educators in the state who wanted sort of an explanation of why the change was needed.

So we’re left to read a little bit in between the lines as to what motivated the court to do this. But we do know that the Supreme Court of Florida, which a few weeks before Texas launched its review, said it was creating a work group to look at the ABA rule. Those justices came out and said, we’re doing this because the ABA has a diversity requirement for law schools. And they’re uncomfortable with some of the ABA’s quote, “political engagement.”

So in that case, they were pretty clear that there are some sort of political reasons that led to their review. We didn’t get that from Texas. So we don’t have as clear of a picture as to their motivation.

Well, you raise a good point. Texas is the first state to make this move, but could others follow?

Absolutely. We already know that the Supreme Court of Florida is looking at a similar review. In recent months, Ohio has also said it’s looking at its ABA requirement. And just a couple of weeks ago, Tennessee said that it was as well.

So it’s possible that Texas could be the first in a series of states that are backing away from their reliance on the ABA to accredit law schools.

Well, could this isolate Texas law schools and alumni, making it harder for them to find jobs outside the state? 

It’s possible, but we don’t know very much about that yet.

When the court said it intended to sort of take over responsibility for approving law schools, it said, when it asked for further public comment on that, that it intends to retain the portability of Texas law school degrees into other states and the ability of lawyers who graduated from law schools elsewhere to come into Texas.

Now, the Texas Supreme Court gets to control how licensing happens in Texas, but they don’t control how lawyer licensing happens outside of the state lines. A lot of states require graduation from an ABA law school. So it’s unclear how this change could potentially impact law graduates in Texas who want to go into other states, but have not graduated from an ABA-accredited law school.

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