Step 1 of 7 – Question 1: Complainant Status 14% LinkedInThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Complainant Status(Required)Please indicate your status. Are you a current student, employee, or faculty of a Texas public institution of higher education? (See TEC Sec 61.003)StudentFacultyEmployeeOtherYou must be a current student employee, faculty, or employee to submit a Statutory Complaint to the Office of Ombudsman under TEC 61.031. You may send us informal feedback or you can submit a student complaint to the THECB. Name of Texas Institution of Higher Education(Required)List of Institutions of Higher Education as defined by TEC Sec 61.003Alamo Community College DistrictAlvin Community CollegeAmarillo CollegeAngelina CollegeAngelo State UniversityAustin Community CollegeBlinn CollegeBrazosport CollegeCentral Texas College DistrictCisco CollegeClarendon CollegeCoastal Bend CollegeCollege of the MainlandCollin County Community College DistrictDallas CollegeDel Mar CollegeEast Texas A&M UniversityEl Paso Community College DistrictFrank Phillips CollegeGalveston CollegeGrayson CollegeHill CollegeHouston City CollegeHoward County Junior College DistrictKilgore CollegeLamar Institute of TechnologyLamar State College-OrangeLamar State College-Port ArthurLamar UniversityLaredo CollegeLee CollegeLone Star College System DistrictMcLennan Community CollegeMidland CollegeMidwestern State UniversityNavarro CollegeNorth Central Texas Community College DistrictNortheast Texas Community CollegeOdessa CollegePanhandle-Plains Historical MuseumPanola CollegeParis Junior CollegePrairie View A&M UniversityRanger CollegeRodent and Predatory Animal Control Service (a part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service)Sam Houston Memorial MuseumSam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State University Medical SchoolSan Jacinto CollegeSHSU Polytechnic CollegeSouth Plains CollegeSouth Texas CollegeSouthwest College for the Deaf (Howard CJCH)Southwest Texas CollegeStephen F. Austin State UniversitySul Ross State UniversitySul Ross State University Rio Grande CollegeTarleton State UniversityTarrant County College DistrictTemple CollegeTexarkana CollegeTexas A&M AgriLife Extension ServiceTexas A&M AgriLife ResearchTexas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (including the Texas A&M Transportation Institute)Texas A&M Engineering Extension ServiceTexas A&M Forest ServiceTexas A&M International UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University at GalvestonTexas A&M University Health Science CenterTexas A&M University System, Administrative and General OfficesTexas A&M University-Central TexasTexas A&M University-Commerce (ETAMU)Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiTexas A&M University-KingsvilleTexas A&M University-San AntonioTexas A&M University-TexarkanaTexas A&M University-VictoriaTexas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic LaboratoryTexas Division of Emergency ManagementTexas Epidemic Public Health Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonTexas Southern UniversityTexas Southmost CollegeTexas State Technical CollegesTexas State UniversityTexas State University System, System AdministrationTexas Tech UniversityTexas Tech University Health Sciences CenterTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El PasoTexas Tech University MuseumTexas Tech University System, System AdministrationTexas Water Resources InstituteTexas Woman's UniversityThe University of Texas at ArlingtonThe University of Texas at AustinThe University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical SchoolThe University of Texas at DallasThe University of Texas at El PasoThe University of Texas at El Paso MuseumThe University of Texas at San AntonioThe University of Texas at TylerThe University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioThe University of Texas Health Science Center at TylerThe University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterThe University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonThe University of Texas Permian BasinThe University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyThe University of Texas Rio Grande Valley-Medical SchoolThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at DallasThe University of Texas System, System AdministrationTrinity Valley Community CollegeTyler Junior CollegeUniversity of HoustonUniversity of Houston Medical SchoolUniversity of Houston System, System AdministrationUniversity of Houston-Clear LakeUniversity of Houston-DowntownUniversity of North TexasUniversity of North Texas at DallasUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort WorthUniversity of North Texas System, System AdministrationVernon CollegeVictoria CollegeWeatherford CollegeWest Texas A&M UniversityWestern Texas CollegeWharton County Junior CollegeOtherOnly Texas public Institutions of Higher Education as define in TEC 61.003 are subject to Statutory Complaints to the Office of the Ombudsman under TEC 61.031. You may send us informal feedback or you can submit a student complaint to the THECB. Statutory Provision(Required)Please indicate which statutory provision that you have reason to believe that the institution has failed to comply TEC 51.315 General Education Curriculum ReviewTEC 51.3522 Faculty Council or SenateTEC 51.3525 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion InitiativesTEC 51.3541 Responsibility of President/CEO for annual evaluationsTEC 51.9431 Grievance, Hiring, and discipline authority of President/CEOTEC 61.0522 General Education Curriculum Advisory CommitteeOtherOnly specific Texas provisions of law are eligible for Statutory Complaints to the Office of the Ombudsman under TEC 61.031. You may send us informal feedback or you can submit a student complaint to the THECB. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives Please note that Texas Education Code Section 51.3525 regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives includes several exceptions that are outside the scope of a Statutory Complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman under TEC 61.031. Please review the following list and indicate if your issue includes any of the following exceptions: Review the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives exceptions below. Course instruction; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Research; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Creative works; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Student organizations; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Guest speakers; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Enhancing student outcomes without regard to race, sex, color, or ethnicity; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Data collection; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Admissions or student recruitment; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Statements used to apply for a grant about first generation, low-income, or underserved students or to certify compliance with antidiscrimination laws; TEC Section 51.3525(c) Statements used to comply with accreditation about first generation, low-income, or underserved students or to certify compliance with antidiscrimination laws; TEC Section 51.3525(c) Approved training in reference to race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation; TEC Section 51.3525(b) Training for compliance with federal or state law such as EEOC training; TEC Section 51.3525(b) Any activities that are not specifically related to DEI offices, statements, preferences, or training; TEC Section 51.3525(b) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives If your issue is possibly covered by one of the exceptions, please review the applicable TEC section and thoroughly address the exception in your submittal in Question 6. Alternatively, you may send us informal feedback or you can submit a student complaint to the THECBCourse instruction; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Research; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Creative works; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Student organizations; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Guest speakers; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Enhancing student outcomes without regard to race, sex, color, or ethnicity; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Data collection; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Admissions or student recruitment; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Statements used to apply for a grant about first generation, low-income, or underserved students or to certify compliance with antidiscrimination laws; TEC Section 51.3525(c)Statements used to comply with accreditation about first generation, low-income, or underserved students or to certify compliance with antidiscrimination laws; TEC Section 51.3525(c)Approved training in reference to race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation; TEC Section 51.3525(b)Training for compliance with federal or state law such as EEOC training; TEC Section 51.3525(b)Any activities that are not specifically related to DEI offices, statements, preferences, or training; TEC Section 51.3525(b)None of the above Please provide us your contact information: (Statutory Complaints cannot be submitted anonymously)Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) Enter Email Confirm Email Phone Same or similar allegationsDoes this Complaint make the same or similar allegations or arises out of the same factual situation that has also been filed against the institution, with another state agency, a federal agency, a court, or as an administrative complaint? Yes No You may send us informal feedback or you can submit a student complaint to the THECB.Notice: False complaints: Please note that an individual who knowingly submits a false complaint shall be held responsible for any investigation costs incurred by the office resulting from the false complaint. The Office may refuse to investigate a future complaint filed by an individual who is found to have knowingly filed a false complaint. Detailed information(Required)Please describe your complaint in detail. Please specifically state the institution’s failure to comply with the previously identified specific statutory sections. Please include specific facts supporting the allegation, including relevant dates, identifying information regarding the individuals involved, and any supporting evidence in the individual’s possession.Additional DocumentationYou may upload any additional documentation in PDF format (max 3). Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 4 MB, Max. files: 3.
Step 1 of 7 – Question 1: Complainant Status 14% LinkedInThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Complainant Status(Required)Please indicate your status. Are you a current student, employee, or faculty of a Texas public institution of higher education? (See TEC Sec 61.003)StudentFacultyEmployeeOtherYou must be a current student employee, faculty, or employee to submit a Statutory Complaint to the Office of Ombudsman under TEC 61.031. You may send us informal feedback or you can submit a student complaint to the THECB. Name of Texas Institution of Higher Education(Required)List of Institutions of Higher Education as defined by TEC Sec 61.003Alamo Community College DistrictAlvin Community CollegeAmarillo CollegeAngelina CollegeAngelo State UniversityAustin Community CollegeBlinn CollegeBrazosport CollegeCentral Texas College DistrictCisco CollegeClarendon CollegeCoastal Bend CollegeCollege of the MainlandCollin County Community College DistrictDallas CollegeDel Mar CollegeEast Texas A&M UniversityEl Paso Community College DistrictFrank Phillips CollegeGalveston CollegeGrayson CollegeHill CollegeHouston City CollegeHoward County Junior College DistrictKilgore CollegeLamar Institute of TechnologyLamar State College-OrangeLamar State College-Port ArthurLamar UniversityLaredo CollegeLee CollegeLone Star College System DistrictMcLennan Community CollegeMidland CollegeMidwestern State UniversityNavarro CollegeNorth Central Texas Community College DistrictNortheast Texas Community CollegeOdessa CollegePanhandle-Plains Historical MuseumPanola CollegeParis Junior CollegePrairie View A&M UniversityRanger CollegeRodent and Predatory Animal Control Service (a part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service)Sam Houston Memorial MuseumSam Houston State UniversitySam Houston State University Medical SchoolSan Jacinto CollegeSHSU Polytechnic CollegeSouth Plains CollegeSouth Texas CollegeSouthwest College for the Deaf (Howard CJCH)Southwest Texas CollegeStephen F. Austin State UniversitySul Ross State UniversitySul Ross State University Rio Grande CollegeTarleton State UniversityTarrant County College DistrictTemple CollegeTexarkana CollegeTexas A&M AgriLife Extension ServiceTexas A&M AgriLife ResearchTexas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (including the Texas A&M Transportation Institute)Texas A&M Engineering Extension ServiceTexas A&M Forest ServiceTexas A&M International UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University at GalvestonTexas A&M University Health Science CenterTexas A&M University System, Administrative and General OfficesTexas A&M University-Central TexasTexas A&M University-Commerce (ETAMU)Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiTexas A&M University-KingsvilleTexas A&M University-San AntonioTexas A&M University-TexarkanaTexas A&M University-VictoriaTexas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic LaboratoryTexas Division of Emergency ManagementTexas Epidemic Public Health Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonTexas Southern UniversityTexas Southmost CollegeTexas State Technical CollegesTexas State UniversityTexas State University System, System AdministrationTexas Tech UniversityTexas Tech University Health Sciences CenterTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El PasoTexas Tech University MuseumTexas Tech University System, System AdministrationTexas Water Resources InstituteTexas Woman's UniversityThe University of Texas at ArlingtonThe University of Texas at AustinThe University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical SchoolThe University of Texas at DallasThe University of Texas at El PasoThe University of Texas at El Paso MuseumThe University of Texas at San AntonioThe University of Texas at TylerThe University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioThe University of Texas Health Science Center at TylerThe University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterThe University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonThe University of Texas Permian BasinThe University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyThe University of Texas Rio Grande Valley-Medical SchoolThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at DallasThe University of Texas System, System AdministrationTrinity Valley Community CollegeTyler Junior CollegeUniversity of HoustonUniversity of Houston Medical SchoolUniversity of Houston System, System AdministrationUniversity of Houston-Clear LakeUniversity of Houston-DowntownUniversity of North TexasUniversity of North Texas at DallasUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort WorthUniversity of North Texas System, System AdministrationVernon CollegeVictoria CollegeWeatherford CollegeWest Texas A&M UniversityWestern Texas CollegeWharton County Junior CollegeOtherOnly Texas public Institutions of Higher Education as define in TEC 61.003 are subject to Statutory Complaints to the Office of the Ombudsman under TEC 61.031. You may send us informal feedback or you can submit a student complaint to the THECB. Statutory Provision(Required)Please indicate which statutory provision that you have reason to believe that the institution has failed to comply TEC 51.315 General Education Curriculum ReviewTEC 51.3522 Faculty Council or SenateTEC 51.3525 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion InitiativesTEC 51.3541 Responsibility of President/CEO for annual evaluationsTEC 51.9431 Grievance, Hiring, and discipline authority of President/CEOTEC 61.0522 General Education Curriculum Advisory CommitteeOtherOnly specific Texas provisions of law are eligible for Statutory Complaints to the Office of the Ombudsman under TEC 61.031. You may send us informal feedback or you can submit a student complaint to the THECB. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives Please note that Texas Education Code Section 51.3525 regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives includes several exceptions that are outside the scope of a Statutory Complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman under TEC 61.031. Please review the following list and indicate if your issue includes any of the following exceptions: Review the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives exceptions below. Course instruction; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Research; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Creative works; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Student organizations; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Guest speakers; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Enhancing student outcomes without regard to race, sex, color, or ethnicity; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Data collection; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Admissions or student recruitment; TEC Section 51.3525(d) Statements used to apply for a grant about first generation, low-income, or underserved students or to certify compliance with antidiscrimination laws; TEC Section 51.3525(c) Statements used to comply with accreditation about first generation, low-income, or underserved students or to certify compliance with antidiscrimination laws; TEC Section 51.3525(c) Approved training in reference to race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation; TEC Section 51.3525(b) Training for compliance with federal or state law such as EEOC training; TEC Section 51.3525(b) Any activities that are not specifically related to DEI offices, statements, preferences, or training; TEC Section 51.3525(b) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives If your issue is possibly covered by one of the exceptions, please review the applicable TEC section and thoroughly address the exception in your submittal in Question 6. Alternatively, you may send us informal feedback or you can submit a student complaint to the THECBCourse instruction; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Research; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Creative works; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Student organizations; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Guest speakers; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Enhancing student outcomes without regard to race, sex, color, or ethnicity; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Data collection; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Admissions or student recruitment; TEC Section 51.3525(d)Statements used to apply for a grant about first generation, low-income, or underserved students or to certify compliance with antidiscrimination laws; TEC Section 51.3525(c)Statements used to comply with accreditation about first generation, low-income, or underserved students or to certify compliance with antidiscrimination laws; TEC Section 51.3525(c)Approved training in reference to race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation; TEC Section 51.3525(b)Training for compliance with federal or state law such as EEOC training; TEC Section 51.3525(b)Any activities that are not specifically related to DEI offices, statements, preferences, or training; TEC Section 51.3525(b)None of the above Please provide us your contact information: (Statutory Complaints cannot be submitted anonymously)Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) Enter Email Confirm Email Phone Same or similar allegationsDoes this Complaint make the same or similar allegations or arises out of the same factual situation that has also been filed against the institution, with another state agency, a federal agency, a court, or as an administrative complaint? Yes No You may send us informal feedback or you can submit a student complaint to the THECB.Notice: False complaints: Please note that an individual who knowingly submits a false complaint shall be held responsible for any investigation costs incurred by the office resulting from the false complaint. The Office may refuse to investigate a future complaint filed by an individual who is found to have knowingly filed a false complaint. Detailed information(Required)Please describe your complaint in detail. Please specifically state the institution’s failure to comply with the previously identified specific statutory sections. Please include specific facts supporting the allegation, including relevant dates, identifying information regarding the individuals involved, and any supporting evidence in the individual’s possession.Additional DocumentationYou may upload any additional documentation in PDF format (max 3). Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 4 MB, Max. files: 3.
