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.

Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to force out Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh III over the university's apparent attempt to send students to a conference the governor said flouted the state's new diversity, equity and inclusion ban.

Texas A&M University and at least eight other Texas public universities will no longer attend a student recruiting conference after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to fire the university's president for attending the event.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s political committee, Texans for Greg Abbott, entered the new year with nearly $70 million in the bank, his campaign reported Monday. Abbott raised $51 million in 2024, with more than $45 million going to his political committee and more than $6 million directly to his campaign.