Texas lawmakers rally around Black official after intense DEI interrogation
Democrat and Republican lawmakers are defending Texas Water Development Board Chair L'Oreal Stepney after Texas Rep. Brian ...
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Texas leaders defend Black official after lawmaker’s public interrogation of DEI policies left her in tears
The topic was a budget request from a state agency. The exchange grew emotional when a lawmaker pressed for answers about a ...
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Texas leaders defend head of state water board after lawmaker’s DEI questioning brings her to tears
L'Oreal Stepney was brought to tears Thursday during a tense exchange with Rep. Brian Harrison (R, Midlothian) over DEI considerations in the board’s hiring practices.
Texas efforts to ban DEI in schools are boosted by Trump focus
As Texas lawmakers debated banning DEI efforts in public schools on Thursday, federal officials launched a portal encouraging ...
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Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed as Dan Patrick threatens university budgets over DEI
At a public event last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they don’t “kick DEI out of their ...
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Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools
Sen. Brandon Creighton has filed bills that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion policies related to hiring and ...
'We are not going away': Queer joy persists at UT, St. Edward's after Texas DEI ban
LGBTQ students find solace in queer student organizations and community as the legislature again targets community, say "we ...
Will Texas’ ban on DEI extend to K-12 schools?
Texas banned DEI initiatives on college campuses as of last year. State law prohibits programs specifically designed to ...
Texas lawmakers hear hours of testimony on DEI ban in K-12 public schools, library bill
The Senate Education committee left all 11 bills it considered on Thursday pending in committee and did not vote to advance any to the Senate floor.
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Texas Senate debates proposals to purge DEI from public education
Texas Republicans aim to remove diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in all areas of public education from ...
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Texas Legislature to Propose $400 Million Cut to Higher Education if DEI Isn’t Eliminated
The Legislature and lieutenant governor threaten to cut $400 million if colleges and universities do not end diversity ...
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Amid DEI pushback, pension funds, diversity advocates bolster inclusion of emerging managers
In the backdrop of the inaugural Emerging Managers Week was pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion by the second ...