Texas lawmakers rally around Black official after intense DEI interrogation
Texas lawmakers are banding across the aisle after Texas Rep. Brian Harrison's targeted questioning made an expert testifier ...
Confrontational exchange in Texas Capitol hearing leads to tears, rebukes
The exchange drew rapid backlash from GOP state leaders including Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker ...
Texas leaders defend Black official after lawmaker’s public interrogation of DEI policies left her in tears
The topic was a budget request from a state agency. The exchange grew emotional when a lawmaker pressed for answers about a ...
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Texas leaders defend head of state water board after lawmaker’s DEI questioning brings her to tears
L'Oreal Stepney was brought to tears Thursday during a tense exchange with Rep. Brian Harrison (R, Midlothian) over DEI considerations in the board’s hiring practices.
Texas GOP leaders defend appointee after tense exchange over diversity hiring
Several of Texas’ top Republicans are defending Gov. Greg Abbott’s pick to head the state’s water agency following pointed ...
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L'Oreal Stepney: Gov. Abbott defends TWDB leader after DEI hiring practices accusations
After the hearing at the Texas Capitol, Governor Abbott came to the defense of the Texas Water Development Board Chair, ...
Tense moment in Texas House committee over DEI policies leaves agency head in tears
A usually mundane House Appropriations Committee hearing became tense as a Republican lawmaker probed members of the Texas ...