Jessica Priest

Jessica Priest covers higher education, working in partnership with Open Campus. She joined the Tribune in 2022 as an engagement reporter in the ProPublica/Texas Tribune joint investigative unit, contributing to a series that was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in the explanatory reporting category.

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Politics

Professors sue Texas A&M System over limits on teaching race, gender
August 6, 2026 By Jessica Priest
Professors and a national faculty group asked a federal judge to block the Texas A&M University System’s restrictions on teaching about race, gender and sexuality and to reinstate courses canceled under the policy.
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Jessica Priest

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Professors sue Texas A&M System over limits on teaching race, gender