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Texas A&M, Greg Abbott and DEI

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 the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

San Antonio Current · 1h

Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to fire Texas A&M president over alleged DEI event

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

kval · 19h

Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president over alleged DEI law violation: 'Hell, no'

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday called out Texas A&M President Mark Welsh over the school allegedly violating state law.

Dallas Morning News · 21h

Abbott threatens Texas A&M president over DEI controversy

A day before the new legislative session began, Gov. Abbott weighed in on the state’s ban on DEI, alleging that Texas A&M University is breaking the law.

Texas House chooses Dustin Burrows as speaker

Chron on MSN · 19h

Rep. Dustin Burrows elected Texas House Speaker in blow to Abbott, Paxton

State Representative Dustin Burrows will sit at the helm of the Texas House after a contentious race to determine who would lead the lower legislative chamber. Burrows' victory marks a devastating blow for GOP frontrunner David Cook (R-Mansfield),

The Washington Post · 19h

Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP's hard right

Instead, new House Speaker Dustin Burrows won the job with the support of Democrats, who favored him over a challenger backed by the GOP’s emboldened right.

USA Today · 20h

Texas House elects Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clenched the speakership of the Texas House on Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually long and unusually public mudfight for the role. As expected, Burrows relied on a coalition of Democratic and Republican members to win,

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Gov. Greg Abbott takes shot at Houston judges as Texas legislative session kicks off

The Texas governor has long pushed for state lawmakers to end what he calls “easy bail policies” in places like Houston.

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Texas Gov. Abbott orders flags to full-staff for Trump's inauguration despite national mourning for Carter

DALLAS - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed that American flags on state property be flown at full staff to mark ...

Amarillo Globe-News on MSN21h

Gov. Greg Abbott visits Canadian for West Texas wildfire update Tuesday

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott returned to the Panhandle Tuesday in Canadian to offer an update on the devastation from the West ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Gov. Greg Abbott appoints Democrat-turned-Republican Rep. Shawn Thierry to juvenile justice board

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

Gov. Greg Abbott orders all flags raised to "full-staff" in Texas for Trump's inauguration

In a statement released on Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the U.S. flag should be displayed "especially on ...

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defies federal government, orders flags to fly at full staff for Trump inauguration

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott flouted federal orders Monday and announced that flags in the Lone Star State will be flown ...

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Texas firefighters, first responders to aid in LA wildfires, Gov. Abbott says

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says state departments will send firefighters and other first responders to aid in the southern ...

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders flags to be raised to full-staff for Trump's inauguration

President Joe Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days following the death of former president Jimmy Carter.

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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.

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