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. 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 DEI programs.
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI ban
Gov. Greg Abbott threatened Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh III’s job over claims the university broke the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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.
Texas A&M Aggies Transfer Portal WR Target Makes Decision
The Texas A&M Aggies have already added a ton of new faces to the offense this offseason but were unable to secure another ...
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 ...
Low tuition rates benefit students at Texas A&M University-Central Texas
It's been an eventful 14 months for former Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio. On Friday, the ...
Texas A&M’s Shemar Stewart Projected To Join $170 Million All-Pro DE in NFL Mock Draft
Stewart (6-foot-6, 285 pounds) was one of the highest-rated signees in Texas A&M history when he joined the Aggies in 2022.
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 names 4 finalists in Corps Commandant search
Over the span of two and a half weeks, Commandant finalists will come to Texas A&M to meet with cadets, Corps staff, Corps ...
Nearly 50 Years After Texas A&M Graduation, Veterinarian Finally Gets His Aggie Ring Thanks to 24-Year-Old Student
Dr. Rohn Hendricks, an equine veterinarian and Texas A&M University alum, finally received the one thing he never had after ...
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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 ...