When anti-DEI activist Chris Rufo said on X that TAMU was going to a conference that seemingly excludes white and Asian people, Gov. Abbott jumped in.

Texas A&M University had planned to send a delegation to a conference that white and Asian people were ineligible to attend.

EXCLUSIVE: Texas A&M is sponsoring a trip to a DEI conference that prohibits whites and Asians from attending. The university falsely claims that this use of taxpayer funds does not violate the state's DEI ban. @TAMU is supporting racial segregation and breaking the law. pic.twitter.com/pFWYnZdweE

Abbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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The 41st edition of the Sundance Film Festival returns to Park City and Salt Lake City in Utah, with world premiere documentaries and narrative films, presented in-person and streaming online.

Nicole Beharie and André Holland appear in Love, Brooklyn by Rachael Abigail Holder, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Three longtime Brooklynites navigate careers, love, loss, and friendship against the rapidly changing landscape of their beloved city.

Washington shifts towards India; Church Committee established into CIA, FBI crimes; Truman backs development of H-bomb; dogsleds deliver diphtheria antitoxins in Alaska.

During this year's series, which dramatically concluded last Friday, Charlotte Berman came under fire for 'pointlessly' adopting a Welsh accent - but she wasn't alone.

MARK WILLIAMS might skip next month’s Welsh Open as he limits his playing schedule this year. Wilo, 49, is the only Welshman to lift the Ray Reardon Trophy but that was back in 1996 and 1999.

Mark A Welsh III shared the results of two studies that were conducted by university officials to decide on how the university should proceed with certain aspects of life in Aggieland moving forward.

Mark Plotnick and his concert-going buddy Jim Summaria got to see all of their favorite bands at various concert venues in the Chicago area.