Texas lawmakers rally around Black official after intense DEI interrogation
Texas lawmakers are banding across the aisle after Texas Rep. Brian Harrison's targeted questioning made an expert testifier ...
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Republican senators threaten not to boost Texas public universities’ funding over DEI ban
In a letter, Sens. Brandon Creighton and Paul Bettencourt said they found “numerous” violations of the law, but didn’t ...
Texas A&M University receives clean audit as state continues DEI crackdown
The state auditor's office found that Texas A&M University-Central Texas and McClennan Community College each had one ...
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Texas leaders defend Black official after lawmaker’s public interrogation of DEI policies left her in tears
The topic was a budget request from a state agency. The exchange grew emotional when a lawmaker pressed for answers about a ...
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Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed as Dan Patrick threatens university budgets over DEI
At a public event last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they don’t “kick DEI out of their ...
Texas efforts to ban DEI in schools are boosted by Trump focus
As Texas lawmakers debated banning DEI efforts in public schools on Thursday, federal officials launched a portal encouraging ...
'We are not going away': Queer joy persists at UT, St. Edward's after Texas DEI ban
LGBTQ students find solace in queer student organizations and community as the legislature again targets community, say "we ...
Will Texas’ ban on DEI extend to K-12 schools?
Texas banned DEI initiatives on college campuses as of last year. State law prohibits programs specifically designed to ...
Tense moment in Texas House committee over DEI policies leaves agency head in tears
A usually mundane House Appropriations Committee hearing became tense as a Republican lawmaker probed members of the Texas ...
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Texas leaders defend head of state water board after lawmaker’s DEI questioning brings her to tears
L'Oreal Stepney was brought to tears Thursday during a tense exchange with Rep. Brian Harrison (R, Midlothian) over DEI considerations in the board’s hiring practices.
The War on DEI: An in-depth look at the Texas DEI law's impact on college campuses as lawmakers move to expand the legislation
Senate Bill 17 went into effect last year, causing Texas universities to eliminate offices, departments, staff positions.