Texas A&M University, Greg Abbott and DEI

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.
Texas A&M rescinds trip to conference after Abbott threatens A&M president's job
Texas A&M backed off a plan to send doctoral students to a conference in Chicago after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened President Mark Welsh with his job.
Texas A&M’s president responds to DEI ban violation allegations after Gov. Abbott’s criticism
Hours later, California-based lawyer Kurt Schlichter turned the question to Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton. Gov. Abbott responded that it was against Texas law and threatened the university president’s job.
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Texas A&M football: WR Micah Hudson steps away from Aggies | Report
According to reports, Hudson is temporarily stepping away from the team's day-to-day football activities. There ...
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Rural Texas needs more public defenders. A state commission wants nearly $44M to help
The Texas Indigent Defense Commission is asking the Legislature to allocate millions of the state's general revenue to rural ...
Texas athletic department boats valuation of $1.28 billion, No. 2 in nation
The University of Texas, renowned for its academic excellence and substantial financial resources, allocates a budget of ...
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Aw shucks! How one student is diving into the history of Texas oyster reefs
Have you ever wondered how old Texas oyster reefs are? One TAMU-CC doctoral candidate is studying oyster shells to find out ...
Texas A&M Aggies A Finalist for Top 50 2026 Safety Recruit
The Texas A&M Aggies continue to be a force in the 2026 recruiting cycle. Already ranking among the top-six classes in the ...