"Texas Universities Navigate DEI Ban Fallout: Shuffling Officials and Job Cuts"

Texas A&M University reassigned DEI employees to other departments and gave the department head a raise before the state law banning DEI on college campuses went into effect, sparking concerns that schools are attempting to embed the practice despite the law. Critics argue that the university's actions are a way to skirt the ban and continue promoting DEI principles. Texas universities have been laying off DEI employees in response to the law, but some lawmakers are concerned that schools are finding ways to continue promoting DEI at taxpayers' expense. Texas A&M University maintains that it is following the new laws and has eliminated DEI-related job duties across the university.