Texas A&M University had planned to send a delegation to a conference that white and Asian people were ineligible to attend.

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.

When anti-DEI activist Chris Rufo said on X that TAMU was going to a conference that seemingly excludes white and Asian people, Gov. Abbott jumped in.

Texas A&M backed off a plan to send doctoral students to a conference in Chicago after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened President Mark Welsh with his job.

Texas A&M University canceled a trip to a Chicago conference on Tuesday after an application was discovered to have excluded White and Asian colleagues.

The national conservative activist wrote on social media that a student recruiting conference violates the state’s DEI ban because it excludes whites and Asians. Governor Abbott then threatened to fire the A&M president.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday called out Texas A&M President Mark Welsh over the school allegedly violating state law.

EXCLUSIVE: Texas A&M is sponsoring a trip to a DEI conference that prohibits whites and Asians from attending. The university falsely claims that this use of taxpayer funds does not violate the state's DEI ban. @TAMU is supporting racial segregation and breaking the law. pic.twitter.com/pFWYnZdweE

Flags have been lowered to half-staff at many federal and public buildings across the country in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29.

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 DEI programs.

Greg Abbott on Monday called out Texas A&M President ... of the school promoting The PhD Project’s annual conference in Chicago. The project is an initiative with the goal of “diversifying ...

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