COLLEGE STATION, TX — Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh III resigned Thursday, effective Friday, following weeks of mounting criticism from conservative lawmakers and alumni over a viral video showing a student challenging a professor on gender-related content in a children's literature course. The Texas A&M University System announced the decision, which came after sustained efforts by figures like MAGA Republican State Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian, to push for his removal.