{"id":5991,"date":"2023-05-01T10:32:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=5991"},"modified":"2023-05-01T10:32:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:32:30","slug":"texas-senate-passed-a-bill-that-would-ban-diversity-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/texas-senate-passed-a-bill-that-would-ban-diversity-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Senate Passed a Bill that Would Ban Diversity Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fernanda Gonzalez\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>05\/01\/23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Senatepic.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5992\" width=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Senatepic.png 569w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Senatepic-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Senatepic-507x338.png 507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SenateBill_mezcla.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">On April 19, Texas Senator Brandon Creighton introduced Senate Bill 17 which aims to end Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs in public universities in Texas. The bill was passed in the Senate and moved to the House of Representatives for approval.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Sen Creighton&#8217;s press release,\u201c\u2026DEI programs have become a million-dollar industry at taxpayer-funded institutions-yet they have made no progress advancing or increasing diversity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill consists of sections including specific rules regarding the prohibition of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offices and conducting training, programs, or activities designed to implement race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Professor of the UTRGV Political Science department, Dr. \u00c1lvaro Corral, explained his sentiment about this possible law.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI am deeply troubled by it.\u201d Corral said, &#8220;I admire UTRGV\u2019s mission in terms of being a leading Hispanic service institution in Texas public education.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Corral explained that for this bill to become a law, the Texas House of Representatives would need to pass an identical bill for the governor to sign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the bill of the House is similar but not identical, the bill would have to go to a conference committee to reconcile the bill and produce one single, then, it will need to go back to both chambers for approval, then if passed, go to the governor to sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, Corral expressed that this bill has a great chance of being approved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cIt definitely might be a possibility, right. It passed one chamber. It just needs to pass one more,\u201d Corral said \u201cAnd my understanding is that potentially, the governor will be willing to sign this bill. There are still questions about whether the Texas House will ultimately pass this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For updates about the bill, you can visit capitol.texas.gov.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Fernanda Gonzalez for Vaquero Radio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fernanda Gonzalez\u00a0 05\/01\/23 On April 19, Texas Senator Brandon Creighton introduced Senate Bill 17 which aims to end<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":5992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[555,27,44],"class_list":["post-5991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brownsville","tag-555","tag-brownsville","tag-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Texas Senate Passed a Bill that Would Ban Diversity Programs - 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