Texas Moves to Enforce DEI Violations With Higher Education Ombudsman

Texas is moving to enforce bans on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in universities and potentially restrict college courses focused on gender and race. The move reflects an effort by the Trump administration and red states to reshape higher education by steering it away from what they deem to be left-wing ideologies. Gov. Greg Abbott announced the appointment of Texas’s first higher education ombudsman, Brandon L. Simmons, last week as part of state Senate Bill (SB) 37, which became law on Sept. 1. Abbott has accused some educators of spreading political ideologies instead of supporting basic education. In an Oct. 19 post on X, Abbott said a University of Texas professor was dismissed from an administrative position overseeing university academic affairs because of ideological differences....