A professor at Texas State University was axed on Wednesday after a video of him allegedly advocating for political violence during a socialism conference went viral. Tom Alter, a now-former associate ...

A coalition of union organizers, liberal activists and elected leaders rallied Thursday morning in downtown San Marcos to protest Texas State University's recent firing of a history professor who had ...

Every day that classes are held at the University of Texas at Austin, a procession of students enter Homer Rainey Hall, which houses the Department of French and Italian. How many of them know who ...

SAN MARCOS, Texas – A former Texas State University history professor has filed a lawsuit against the university, alleging that his termination violated both his constitutional rights and his right to ...

Texas State University announced Wednesday that it had fired associate history professor Thomas Alter for "controversial statements" at a conference that advocated "for inciting violence." University ...

A former Texas State University history professor who was fired over remarks he made during an online socialists conference has sued the university, claiming a violation of his constitutional rights ...

Texas State University has fired a professor for controversial remarks at a socialism conference the unviversity said constituted "advocating for violence," its president announced Wednesday night.

Editor's note: A day after this article was published, Hays County District Judge Alicia Key granted a temporary injunction against Texas State University, demanding it reinstate professor Thomas ...

FILE IMAGE - Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. (KSAT) SAN MARCOS, Texas – A Hays County judge ordered Texas State University to reinstate history professor Thomas Alter while his lawsuit ...

A tenured Texas State University professor who was fired this month in a speech-related case that drew pushback from many academic-freedom advocates has been reinstated for now following a judge’s ...

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