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The Dallas City Council unanimously authorized the city manager to review programs to ensure they comply with President Donald Trump's executive order targeting DEI.

City staff said a vote to adopt the resolution would have made Fort Worth comply with President Donald Trump鈥檚 executive order to end DEI initiatives in local government or risk losing federal financial assistance.

Fort Worth City Council members will vote June 24 on a resolution to suspend the city鈥檚 diversity and inclusion department.

Trustees will discuss changes to accommodate Senate Bill 12, which would ban Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program in K-12 schools. Proposed new wording could lead to 鈥渞obust鈥� discussions.

Backers of Senate Bill 12 call Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs illegal and discriminatory. Opponents of SB12 say soon-to-be banned DEI programs offered solutions to long-standing discriminatory policies.

The council says it will have to make changes to its naming and policies to avoid confrontation with federal and state governments hostile to DEI initiatives.

Senate Bill 12's supporters say DEI programs use class time and public funds to promote political agendas.

Members of the House Education Committee on Tuesday heard testimony on a bill that would ban Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in Texas鈥� K-12 schools.

Texas Woman鈥檚 University, founded in 1901 by the state to advance women鈥檚 education, is now feeling pressured to downplay its women and gender studies program.

A talent competition for Black high school students that has been held at Tarrant County College South Campus for more than 15 years abruptly changed venues last weekend.

Paxton, along with 11 other state attorneys general, signed on to letters accusing 20 major law firms of potentially breaking state and federal law with hiring policies meant to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion.

An Equality Texas study shows many LGBTQ+ students have considered leaving their schools 鈥� and the state entirely 鈥攕ince Senate Bill 17 went into effect last year.