AUSTIN, Texas — State lawmakers on a pair of new bipartisan committees held their first hearing at the Texas Capitol on Thursday to review speech on college campuses.

The House and Senate Select Committees on Civil Discourse & Freedom of Speech in Higher Education were formed in the days after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

“This committee exists because something fundamental has shifted on college campuses across the nation, and far too often, here in Texas, we have seen disorder, intimidation, and open hostility replace reason and dialogue in recent months,” State Rep. Terri Wilson (R-Georgetown) said. “Students have been intimidated or shamed, and administrators and educators are at an impasse on handling situations in a fair and balanced way. Let me be clea

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