^{September 7, 2023, NAACP Legal Defense Fund debrief in Austin, Texas. Obi Afriyie (front row; farthest right), Antonio Ingram (back row; fifth from left), Hamida Labi (farthest left), and Allen Liu (back row; third from right) from NAACP LDF; Karma Chavez (back row; third from left), Brian Evans (back row; farthest right), and Sergey Fomel (back row; second from right) from UT Austin AAUP Chapter; Anne Lewis (front row; fourth from left) Texas State Employees Union; Pat Heintzelman (front row; fourth from right) Texas Faculty Association.}

Thank you to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund for leading Thursday’s recap of the regular Texas Legislative session, sharing how campuses are implementing anti-DEI SB 17 and tenure SB 18, and brainstorming ways to better advocate and organize for the next legislative attack on higher education.

We had a safe and inviting space for us to fellowship, process, and further collaborate in our fight towards educational equity in the state of Texas.