Fascist TX and other Repugs use the power of the state to punish political opposition, eg, companies that support BDS or invest in ESG
eg, DeSantis Goes to College
Florida Colleges Ordered To Report All Spending and Resources Activities Related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Critical Race Theory Initiatives
He sees the teaching of critical race, an academic framework that reconsiders aspects of law and society from the point of view of race,
as an attack on societal values that he favors.
He also signaled last week that he will continue legal moves to take over the legal district operating around Disney World after Disney officials criticized him over these policies.
rather than worrying about students reading below grade level, DeSantis has put his effort behind replacing school board members who want to ban books that mention race.
under pressure, real or perceived, from DeSantis policies,
professors who teach about critical race theory are busily canceling courses,
modifying their teaching or changing the language used in their classes.
Amid economic pressures, schools are stingier with granting academic tenure,
and these professors are finding it harder to resist laws banning certain racial topics,
the law “protects the open exchange of ideas” (italics in the original) by prohibiting teachers from “forcing discriminatory concepts on students.” orwellian newspeak
https://www.dcreport.org/2023/01/16/desantis-goes-to-college/
Would be surprised is TX fascists don't do exactly the same