TX HB2705

Creates an 8-member Campus Free Expression Review Board appointed by legislative leaders to assess university policies on expressive activities, approve institutional free speech policies, and hear appeals from grievance procedures

Establishes an affirmative defense to criminal trespass and campus trespass charges when the defendant was engaging in protected expressive activities and was found not to have committed misconduct by the university or review board

Expands the definition of "expressive activities" to include distribution of digital media and symbolic expression such as clothing or accessories, while explicitly excluding commercial speech and hate speech

Allows individuals to sue universities for injunctive relief and compensatory damages, attorney fees, and court costs for violations of free speech protections, waiving sovereign immunity for such claims

Requires universities to provide itemized receipts for facility fees charged for expressive activities and mandates that time, place, and manner restrictions be approved by the review board