After the hearing at the Texas Capitol, Governor Abbott came to the defense of the Texas Water Development Board Chair, ...

L'Oreal Stepney, the Texas Water Development Board chairwoman received support after a Republican grilled her on DEI.

Texas lawmakers are banding across the aisle after Texas Rep. Brian Harrison's targeted questioning made an expert testifier ...

L'Oreal Stepney got emotional Thursday during a tense exchange with Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian, over considerations of diversity equity and inclusion in the board’s hiring practices.

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Texas official confronted over DEI hiring practices, leading to a wider debate on race and respect in state politics.

A usually mundane House Appropriations Committee hearing became tense as a Republican lawmaker probed members of the Texas ...

Texas Water Development Board Chair L’Oreal Stepney wiped tears from her eyes Thursday as a House hearing turned into a tense line of questioning over race and the future of state hiring practices.

The exchange drew rapid backlash from GOP state leaders including Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker ...

Read the original article here. Texas Water Development Board Chair L’Oreal Stepney wiped tears from her eyes Thursday as a House hearing turned into a tense debate about race and the future of ...