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Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday appointed outgoing state Rep. Shawn Thierry, who recently switched from the Democrat to Republican ...

After a year in which he helped reshape the Texas Legislature, Gov. Greg Abbott is at the zenith of his political power.

After Gov. Greg Abbott caught wind that Texas A&M University was participating in a DEI-related conference, the university ...

When anti-DEI activist Chris Rufo said on X that TAMU was going to a conference that seemingly excludes white and Asian ...

Greg Abbott on Monday appointed outgoing state Rep ... bills that barred gender-transitioning care for minors and removed books deemed "sexually explicit," which advocates feared would be used ...

Greg Abbott said Friday he wants the state's ban ... Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, chair of the Senate’s Education Committee and author of the current DEI law. “SB 17 has become a model for ...

The national conservative activist wrote on social media that a student recruiting conference violates the state’s DEI ban ...

Governor Greg Abbott talks about the preparations for those traveling to the Cotton Bowl on Friday.

Greg Abbott is at the zenith of his political power ... a University of Houston political scientist and author of a new book called Rick Perry: A Political Life. “To me, it’s the biggest ...