Abbott issued the executive order just after noon Friday directing state agencies to eliminate what he called "racist DEI policies" to ensure state government is "color-blind." "DEI agendas divide us rather than unite us and have no place in the state of Texas,

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Friday that directed all Texas state agencies to eliminate any forms of DEI policies.

Abbott signed an executive order directing all state agencies to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion policies, which he called “radical.”