Greg Abbott Issues Warning to Texas A&M President Over DEI [Video]

Governor Greg Abbott has weighed in on reports that Texas A&M University planned to send a delegation to a Ph.D. conference in Chicago that is open only to participants who identify “as Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic American, or Native American/Canadian Indigenous.”

Newsweek contacted Texas A&M University and Abbott’s press office for comment via telephone and email, respectively, outside regular office hours.

Why It Matters

In 2023, Abbott signed Senate Bill 17 into law, which banned diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education in Texas.

As a national conversation around DEI continues, many are curious about how the Texas law will be enforced.

What To Know

On Monday, independent journalist Christopher F. Rufo sharedinternal …