Episode notes
On this episode of the Lone Star Deep Dive, your regular host is traveling, so Jenny Inzerillo is filling in for Tonya with an interview about Texas Senate Bill 37 (SB 37), which was passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 20, 2025. The bill, effective September 1, 2025, with most provisions applicable from January 1, 2026, concerns the governance of public institutions of higher education in Texas.
Today’s guest for episode 22 is Dr. Chris Hudson, a professor of English at Amarillo College who also happens to have served in the state house in a former life. (He was the Director of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee AND the Chief of Staff for State Senator Judith Zaffirini – the dean of the Texas Senate.) He’s also the current president o ...