Gov. Abbott warns Texas universities they must ensure nobody on campus advocates for genocide, antisemitism

Texas Gov. Abbott told universities that they should avoid teaching students about any social agendas and should ensure there are no calls for genocide or antisemitism on campus.

"There's been none of them who have asked me what is the ideological bent of what is being taught in our universities? How are students being indoctrinated? They don't ask that because that is not applicable to what they are trying to achieve when they hire an employee," Abbott said.

The governor also urged university officials to ensure Jewish students are not subject to antisemitism when they step foot on campus in Texas, a reference to the controversial testimonies about the rise of antisemitism on campus delivered before Congress last week by Harvard University President Claudine Gay, then-University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill and MIT President Sally Kornbluth.