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Texas Lt. Governor wants to eliminate tenure at state universities

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick of Texas is planning legislation to end tenure at state universities. Experts say it’s a strategy to ban the teaching of critical race theory and could have widespread consequences.

Andrew Schneider of Houston Public Media reports.

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