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In January 2021, Collin College summoned professors Audra Heaslip and Suzanne Jones to separate meetings within hours of each other. The professors — who represent two thirds of the leadership of a local chapter of the Texas Faculty Association, a non-collective bargaining union — were informed their contracts would not be renewed due to objections from senior administrators. The college cited the professors’ criticism of the college’s decision to reopen amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, references to the college’s name on the TFA’s website, and Jones’ signature on a public letter urging the removal of Confederate statues. On February 4, 2021, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø wrote to Collin College, reminding it that the First Amendment protects faculty members’ expressive rights and their rights to associate with unions.