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Texas GOP leaders defend appointee after tense exchange over diversity hiring
- An appointee of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, L'Oreal Stepney, emotionally defended her credentials after a tense exchange over diversity hiring policies during a hearing.
- Texas GOP leaders, including Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows, publicly supported Stepney following her emotional defense.
- State Representative Brian Harrison questioned the diversity hiring practices of the Texas Water Board, leading to criticism from other lawmakers.
- Democratic State Representative Nicole Collier expressed outrage at the treatment of two Black women during the hearing, highlighting systemic racism issues.
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Texas GOP leaders defend appointee after tense exchange over diversity hiring
Several of Texas’ top Republicans are defending Gov. Greg Abbott’s pick to head the state’s water agency following pointed questions from a GOP lawmaker over the agency’s diversity hiring policies.
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