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Texas A&M University-College Station offers multiple courses focused on gender ideology that are gonna need to be re-examined.
The university's board of regents have recognized President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting the use of taxpayer dollars to promote gender ideology.
The following courses are being offered by Texas A&M-College Station this Spring:
LGBTQIA+ Literatures, Sociology of Gender, Gender and Communication, Gender, Race, and Media is an upper-level undergraduate Communication course, Queer Theory, Feminist Theory, Human Sexuality and Introduction to Gender and Society.
Political consultant Luke Macias said legislative action needs to be taken to end "gender ideology extremism" on college campuses.
"It's very clear that many of these universities still have diversity, equity and inclusion that they're teaching on their campus," said Macias. "Unfortunately, they still do have some course work that focuses around gender theory and some pretty radical transgender theory that we need to get out of universities."
Recently, the Texas Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to university boards of regents announcing they will move to freeze state funding increases if they do not comply with the state law banning DEI in higher education institutions. A letter was drafted by Senators Brandon Creighton and Paul Bettencourt.
The board has already resolved to ban on-campus drag shows across all A&M campuses. They announced that move last week.
"It's kind of strange that that's actually an accomplishment, to not have these sexually-filled drag shows on their campus," Macias added.
Macias believes the only way universities remove controversial courses off campus is if the Trump administration and the Texas Legislature play hardball.
"My hope is that they're willing to continue to apply the necessary pressure needed to get this filth off of the university campus," he said.
The Texas A&M University System board also recently selected State Comptroller Glenn Hegar as chancellor finalist. Hegar, a Republican, has served as the state's chief financial officer since first elected in 2014.
According to the position description, the chancellor is responsible for setting the strategic vision for the future of the Texas A&M System, fostering and maintaining legislative relations, securing new and existing funding sources, enhancing the flagship and regional campuses, and building the system’s research enterprise. The chancellor also oversees a more than $7 billion budget.
If confirmed, Hegar will become chancellor on July 1, replacing John Sharp, the longest-serving Texas A&M University System chancellor.
Texas A&M University did respond when KTRH reached out for comment on their gender ideology courses, which make up the more than 4,600 courses that are offered by the university, saying in part, "the courses go through an extensive review process and adhere to all state and federal laws."