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.
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to force out Texas A&M president over alleged DEI ban violation
Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to force out Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh III over the university's apparent attempt to send students to a conference the governor said flouted the state's new diversity, equity and inclusion ban.
Texas A&M rescinds trip to conference after Abbott threatens A&M president's job
Texas A&M backed off a plan to send doctoral students to a conference in Chicago after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened President Mark Welsh with his job.
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.
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI ban
Low tuition rates benefit students at Texas A&M University-Central Texas
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Rural Texas needs more public defenders. A state commission wants nearly $44M to help
The Texas Indigent Defense Commission is asking the Legislature to allocate millions of the state's general revenue to rural ...
Texas athletic department boats valuation of $1.28 billion, No. 2 in nation
The University of Texas, renowned for its academic excellence and substantial financial resources, allocates a budget of ...