University professors say they don’t want to teach in Texas

Qualified professors aren’t asking about salary when they interview for jobs; they want to know about safety and censorship, said a Texas State professor… “We’ve lost extraordinary candidates because of the political climate that exists here in the state because of recent activity,” he said. “I personally know four colleagues, people I know from conferences who admire our program and the work we do, who were excited about the possibility of working with us, who told me directly, ‘I love what y’all do, but there’s no way I’m coming to Texas right now.’ We are shrinking our own talent pool. They are telling us openly, I cannot risk my job working in a place that depends on whether a politician likes my opinions.”