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Gov. Greg Abbott wants to extend Texas’ DEI ban to K-12 schools
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Critic’s Notebook: By Turns Predictable and Unhinged, Inauguration Tells a Tale of Two Trumps
Well, Amy Klobuchar began the formal inauguration by saying that the theme was “Our Enduring Democracy” and praised the ...
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Greg Abbott appoints Democrat-turned-Republican Rep. Shawn Thierry to Texas’ juvenile justice board
Thierry, from Houston, became a Republican cause celebré for breaking with Democrats over her views on transgender rights.
Texas A&M caves in to pressure from Gov. Abbott, cancels trip to DEI conference
After Gov. Greg Abbott caught wind that Texas A&M University was participating in a DEI-related conference, the university ...
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 ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott wants to extend Texas’ DEI ban to K-12 schools
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 ...
Texas Legislature's 89th session will start Tuesday. Who are key players you should know?
The 89th Texas Legislature will convene Tuesday. Here are some of the members who will help shape state policies.
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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 ...
How campaign megadonors are eroding the independence of Texas lawmakers as the Legislature opens
Texas Legislature takes another step toward becoming a rubber stamp for Lt. Gov. Patrick and his billionaire donors.