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Gov. Abbott directs Texas agencies to eliminate DEI policies

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an executive order directing state agencies to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, calling them radical and divisive.
Abbott stated that all Texans are equal under the law and that government discrimination based on race is unconstitutional.
The order requires agencies to treat people equally, regardless of race, and labels DEI and similar concepts as new forms of racism.
Gilberto Hinojosa, chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, criticized Abbott's order, stating it harms Texas's diverse workforce and prioritizes ideology over opportunity.

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Abbott ends DEI programs in state agencies

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Friday that directed all Texas state agencies to eliminate any forms of DEI policies. “DEI agendas divide us rather than unite us and have no place in the state of Texas,” Abbott said. Previously in 2023, Abbott signed a bill banning DEI practices at Texas’ public institutions of higher education. “We must always reject race-based favoritism or discrimination and allow people to ad…

1 month ago·Austin, United States

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Current Revolt

DEI PURGE COMING Says Abbott in SOTS

Governor Greg Abbott went to war with DEI and promised to “purge” the woke from every aspect of public life in his exciting State of the State speech on Sunday. Abbott, who many people are now saying is based and red-pilled, proclaimed there are two genders, and that woke government employees should be fired and sent back to the dark corners of Reddit.Immediately after declaring war on woke and DEI, Abbott bizarrely pivoted into highlighting an …

1 month ago

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KATC

Iberia historian advocates for DEI programs amid cuts

As Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs continue to face cuts across the country, one local historian is speaking out on why she thinks these initiatives are vital. Breighlynn Polk, the new executive director of the Iberia African American Historical Society (IAAHS) in New Iberia, sat down with KATC's Anna Fischer ahead of Black History Month to discuss the importance of these programs and her work in the community.I understand why the…

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Upward News

Major Corporations Failed to Make Actual DEI Rollbacks

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Diversity, inclusion: Connecticut will continue with its DEI initiative as feds try to kill it

“As President Trump continues issuing executive orders, we are navigating a complex landscape shaped by the federal government as well as the resulting uncertainty of our nonprofit leaders who do not know if their funding will be suspended nor if vitally important services to the community will continue. Our North Star remains, and to have […]

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Greg Abbott Bans Diversity and Inclusion Policies in Texas: “Divide Instead of Joining”

The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, issued an executive order demanding that all state agencies stop using policies of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).The Republican said he wanted to make sure that everyone is treated equally, and that progress is based solely on merit and not on race.Through a message in his X account, Abbott said that the DEI programs “did divide us rather than unite us.” In that sense, he argued that these policies wen…

1 month ago·Buenos Aires, Argentina

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