Gov. Abbott mishandled the DEI issue at Texas A&M. If the governor got a report of someone breaking the law, he should have reported it to university

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.

Governor Greg Abbott, in a disturbing trend of expanding his gubernatorial powers to unprecedented levels, has taken it upon himself to decide the future of major public Texas universities.

Texas' largest newspaper accused Governor Greg Abbott of perpetuating "demagogic" tendencies when citing his threats against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher education. Newsweek has reached out to Abbott's communications director via email on Friday.

Gov. Greg Abbott threatened the job of Texas A&M University's president over concerns the school violated the statewide DEI ban.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott was fired up on social media after Texas A&M University reportedly sponsored a trip to a conference that only accepted applications from students of certain racial identities—a violation of a new state law preventing participation in such events.

The law that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was flexing over prohibits state universities from having DEI programs or activities, but with key caveats.

Governor Greg Abbott was ready to fire Texas A&M president Mark Welsh. That’s according to a post on the governor’s personal X/Twitter page. Abbott was responding to other social media that revealed permission had been [Read

Texas A&M University had planned to send a delegation to a conference that white and Asian people were ineligible to attend.

EXCLUSIVE: Texas A&M is sponsoring a trip to a DEI conference that prohibits whites and Asians from attending. The university falsely claims that this use of taxpayer funds does not violate the state's DEI ban. @TAMU is supporting racial segregation and breaking the law. pic.twitter.com/pFWYnZdweE

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.

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