Senate bills 12 and 1565 would withhold funding from Texas public schools that don’t comply with the state’s DEI ban.
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A top Texas senator filed legislation Monday that would extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K-12 public schools, marking the first step in fulfilling a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott’s this year.
