AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas State University professor who was fired after a video surfaced online showing him allegedly inciting violence has filed a lawsuit against the university. In the suit, Thomas ...

The sun was low in the sky over his son’s soccer practice last Wednesday when Thomas Alter’s phone lit up with a message: A group chat of fellow community activists was calling for an emergency ...

This article was first published on Sept. 10, 2025 by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, ...

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Dozens gathered in Downtown San Marcos on Thursday to support free speech and a fired Texas State University professor. Former Texas State professor Tom Alter was fired over ...

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 ...

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 history professor who was fired from Texas State University after a video showed him calling for the overthrow of the U.S. government has threatened to sue the university if he isn't rehired, his ...

On Thursday, the governing body of the Texas State University (TSU) system voted to uphold the firing of historian Thomas Alter, who was removed from his position as a professor at TSU’s San Marcos ...

After a Hays County district judge ordered Texas State University to provide due process to a tenured professor fired for his speech at a socialism conference, the university doubled down on its ...