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,

The governor’s State of the State address is key because it’s where he’ll declare his “emergency items” for the ongoing 2025 Texas legislative session. In the session’s first 60 days, lawmakers are only allowed to pass legislation related to these items.