Texas passed a DEI ban at the state’s public universities. Now Abbott wants the state to stop funding diversity programs in K-12 schools.

Texas Gov Greg Abbott threatened to fire the president of Texas A M University after it was revealed that the institution was sponsoring student travel to a conference that excluded white and Asian

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.

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.