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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.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 21h

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.

kval · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 23h

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 · 23h

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.

Austin American-Statesman · 23h

Texas House bucks GOP power players, picks Dustin Burrows for speaker. How he won top spot

In a dramatic two-ballot vote Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the title of speaker of the Texas House.

Texas Gov. Abbott orders flags to full-staff

YAHOO!News · 2d

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 Inauguration Day."

CBS News · 1d

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

Gov. Abbott orders flags to fly full staff for Trump's inauguration despite national mourning for Carter 00:31. AUSTIN – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed that American flags

Penn Live · 1d

Trump resumes flying US flag at full height before end of 30-day mourning period for Carter

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered that flags at all state buildings be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day.

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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.

Amarillo Globe-News on MSN1d

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 MSN2d

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 ...

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Governor Abbott Appoints Three New Members to Bolster Humanities Texas Board

Governor Abbott appoints three members to Humanities Texas to support education in history, literature, and philosophy.

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

Thierry, from Houston, became a Republican cause celebré for breaking with Democrats over her views on transgender rights.

FOX 7 Austin KTBC2d

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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