Defunding Woke and Weaponize Govt
Education
Higher Education
Plank 106. Defund Political Correctness, Fund and Support Western Civilization Instruction:
We believe colleges and universities should reject diversity as understood by the Left and instead promote diversity of thought in order to reverse the Left-wing politicization of higher education. We support the following perspectives and actions at Texas colleges, universities, and secondary schools: (a) through (d)
Add Plank 106 (e) Support the complete defunding and elimination of all woke and weaponized government programs, beginning with the immediate and comprehensive prohibition of any taxpayer funding for DEI, CRT, or LGBT policies and programs at every level of government—from state agencies and higher education to public schools, local entities, and special districts—and empowering voters and the Legislature with tools such as mandatory audits, defunding of non-compliant entities, penalties for circumvention, and structural reforms including a total ban on any state or local appropriations for such initiatives, removal of related staff and offices, prohibition of related training or curriculum, and no carve-outs or dilutions that would allow continued ideological indoctrination