Texas, DEI and Greg Abbott

Texas A&M caves in to pressure from Gov. Abbott, cancels trip to DEI conference
Texas A&M University and at least eight other Texas public universities will no longer attend a student recruiting conference after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to fire the university's president for attending the event.
Texas A&M cancels conference trip excluding White and Asian students after governor backlash
Texas A&M University canceled a trip to a Chicago conference on Tuesday after an application was discovered to have excluded White and Asian colleagues.
Greg Abbott Issues Warning to Texas A&M President Over DEI
Texas A&M University had planned to send a delegation to a conference that white and Asian people were ineligible to attend.
Texas A&M’s president responds to DEI ban violation allegations after Gov. Abbott’s criticism
Hours later, California-based lawyer Kurt Schlichter turned the question to Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton. Gov. Abbott responded that it was against Texas law and threatened the university president’s job.
Gov. Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI ban
Abbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke the state’s ban on DEI programs.
Here's why Gov. Abbott threatened Texas A&M president's job, and how the school responded
When anti-DEI activist Chris Rufo said on X that TAMU was going to a conference that seemingly excludes white and Asian people, Gov. Abbott jumped in.
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Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI ban
Abbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke ...
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Texas A&M Aggies Hosting Texas Longhorns Transfer for Visit
Shortly after entering the transfer portal Friday, former Texas Longhorns tight end Amari Niblack has reportedly already ...
Texas is already policing the Mexican border − and will play an outsize role in any Trump plan to crack down on immigration
(THE CONVERSATION) Over the past half-decade, the state of Texas has been pushing an evolution in the administration and enforcement of immigration law. Stepping into a traditional federal role, state ...
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Texas A&M experts discuss bird flu safety
The H5N1 virus, more commonly known as bird flu, has not spread to the Brazos Valley, but local experts at Texas A&M ...
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Texas A&M Pulls Out of Event Rufo Described as ‘Racial Segregation’
The national conservative activist wrote on social media that a student recruiting conference violates the state’s DEI ban ...
Texas A&M debuts new baseball uniforms ahead of 2025 season
Texas A&M has unveiled a new uniform kit for the upcoming baseball season. This year brings a lot of new—and some old— for ...
Texas A&M football: WR Micah Hudson steps away from Aggies | Report
According to reports, Hudson is temporarily stepping away from the team's day-to-day football activities. There ...