Texas Agency Official Wants Out Of Kirk Free Speech Case

By Katherine Smith ( March 18, 2026, 7:16 PM EDT) -- The Texas Education Agency commissioner is seeking to escape a lawsuit challenging a state education department policy directing school districts to report educators over "vile" and "inappropriate" social media posts about the assassination of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, arguing that he "had nothing to do with" the subsequent terminations and other disciplinary actions taken against teachers....

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