State legislative sessions around the country are coming to a close, and fights over public vs. charter school funding and cell phones were among the biggest policy battles this year.

The Texas House gave preliminary approval Sunday to a bill that would ban diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and ...

Texas lawmakers are mirroring federal efforts to erase DEI efforts from public K-12 schools as they did in state colleges.

Members of the House Education Committee on Tuesday heard testimony on a bill that would ban Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ...

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A document obtained by the Washington Examiner on Friday revealed that CBP personnel were told not to use three dozen terms related to DEI following Trump’s executive actions on the matter.

According to the USDA, around 5.7 million acres in Texas are foreign-owned, and China accounts for about 3.6% of that land. The ban applies to countries based on the designations from the Director ...

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K-12 schools are navigating book bans and running into state ... The Texas Tribune reported. Higher education is also on the hook in Texas with a law banning DEI in campus life and hiring; the ...

It bans the promotion of the idea that race-neutral laws can perpetuate systemic oppression. Institutions would be required to certify their compliance annually to the Texas Higher Education ...

Texas Woman’s University, founded in 1901 by the state to advance women’s education, is now feeling pressured to downplay its women and gender studies program. The push from Texas lawmakers ...

A Republican sponsored bill was passed in the Texas House, but not before being met with criticism. Senate Bill 17 would stop future land purchases by people and companies affiliated with ...