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Dalia Faheid

Can Texas’ public universities use diversity initiatives to hire staff? Abbott says no

Texas public universities are now at the forefront of a battle against considering diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring.

Earlier this month, Gov. Greg Abbott’s chief of staff Gardner Pate sent a letter to all state universities warning that their DEI programs violate federal and state laws.

In the memo, Pate writes that DEI has “been manipulated to push policies that expressly favor some demographic groups to the detriment of others.”

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