中期选举获胜后，得克萨斯州在反DEI战线迎来新局面
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发布时间：美国东部时间2026年11月12日上午9:56
参议员泰德·克鲁兹：民主党人将“过度扩张”，推行“极端”议程
得克萨斯州共和党籍参议员泰德·克鲁兹在《生命、自由与莱文》节目中，就中期选举结果发表看法。此次民主党人拿下了得克萨斯州联邦参议员席位，并赢得州长选举。
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得克萨斯州民主党人正借助即将掌控的州众议院多数席位，推动为全州公立高校恢复DEI（多元化、公平性与包容性）办公室及相关项目扫清障碍——尽管该举措预计会遭到州共和党人阻挠，但在民主党全州范围内大获全胜后，这一文化战争议题已然成为焦点。
HB 358法案和SB 125法案拟废除2023年通过的、禁止公立高校设立DEI办公室及相关项目的法律，但由于共和党仍掌控得克萨斯州参议院，法案通过难度极大。不过，这一努力也传递出民主党更广泛的意图：在竞选期间大力渲染伊朗问题、移民和生活成本议题后，计划推翻共和党标志性的教育政策之一。
即便废除法案未能通过，得克萨斯州保守派政策专家警告称，民主党对高校治理委员会的人事任命可能会在不修改法律的情况下，削弱该州对DEI的限制执行力度。
“得克萨斯州参议院仍由共和党牢牢掌控，任何试图恢复‘腐蚀性且浪费资源的’高等教育DEI体系的法案，几乎不可能提交至州长办公桌上，”得克萨斯州公共政策基金会（TPPF）首席全国倡议官查克·德沃尔告诉福克斯新闻数字版。“未来四年，重新命名和伪装后的DEI项目及课程很可能会卷土重来，因为州长任命的校董会成员将逐渐占据多数席位。我们期待通过诉讼确保各方遵守得克萨斯州法律。”
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2025年8月25日周一，得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校学生在开学首日穿行校园。（杰伊·詹纳/奥斯汀美国政治家报/盖蒂图片社）
2023年由共和党州长格雷格·阿博特签署的反DEI法律，禁止公立高校设立DEI办公室，或指派员工、承包商开展相关工作。该法律还禁止强制或胁迫教职员工、学生提交DEI相关声明，限制基于种族、性别、肤色、族裔或民族血统的特定优惠，并禁止对学生和员工进行强制性DEI培训。法律对学术教学、学术研究和注册学生组织除外。
该法律于2024年1月1日生效后，得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校关闭了多元文化参与中心，并终止了“君主”项目——该项目曾为非法移民及其他非公民学生提供咨询、心理健康支持和奖学金。休斯顿大学系统停止在招聘和晋升中要求DEI声明，而圣安东尼奥健康科学中心则终止了面向“代表性不足背景”教授的教师贷款偿还计划。
副总统万斯吹嘘特朗普政府“拆解”了DEI
2024年5月，得克萨斯州参议院高等教育小组委员会听证会上，得克萨斯大学系统校长J·B·米利肯告诉议员，该系统已关闭21个DEI办公室，取消311个全职和兼职DEI相关职位，并终止681份合同、项目和培训课程。尽管如此，批评人士仍指责一些高校以不同名称或组织架构保留DEI举措。
得克萨斯农工大学因解散多元化办公室但将8名员工中的6名调任至校园其他岗位而受到审查。前多元化事务副总裁安妮·麦戈文获得10%的加薪、新职位和9个月带薪休假。批评人士指责该校以不同名称保留DEI相关运作。得克萨斯农工大学坚称该办公室及其DEI相关职责已被取消，且加薪与DEI无关。
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2025年7月23日，华盛顿特区，活动人士在美国国会大厦外举行关于DEI的新闻发布会，手持标语。（亚历克斯·王/盖蒂图片社）
得克萨斯州公共政策基金会高等教育项目主任凯特·比尔利告诉福克斯新闻数字版，民主党人无需废除2023年的反DEI法律，也能削弱其效力。她警告称，新任命的校董可能会通过行政不作为削弱法律执行，甚至可能让被禁止的做法恢复。
她指出，众多校董的任期将于2027年2月1日到期，这为民主党州长当选人吉娜·伊诺霍萨提供了提名替代人选的机会，这些人选可能会影响高校执行DEI禁令的方式。
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但伊诺霍萨将面临另一障碍：共和党掌控的得克萨斯州参议院必须确认校董提名。比尔利表示，得克萨斯州宪法允许州长任命的部分无薪职位（包括校董）在任期到期后继续任职。由于第90届州议会在2027年1月召开，在校董任期到期前，若其继任者未获确认，现任校董可留任至2029年第91届州议会常规会议结束时。
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2021年6月1日，得克萨斯州奥斯汀，州议会大厦外观。（美联社照片/埃里克·盖伊，档案）
“如果参议院拒绝提名那些会削弱该州DEI改革的人选，现任校董可继续任职，而非任期到期后自动离任，”比尔利表示。“这一留任期会在任期到期后首个常规立法会议的最后一天结束。因此，若到那时仍无符合资格的继任者，现任校董可留任至2029年。任期届满即视为空缺。”
德沃尔表示，这一留任期条款可能成为参议院共和党人的政治包袱，若参议院拒绝确认伊诺霍萨的提名，将为民主党人提供“极具杀伤力的竞选武器”。他指出，民主党人可指责共和党人阻挠州长对高校治理委员会的任命。
德沃尔补充称，这种压力可能最终迫使双方达成妥协，但他同时警告，DEI是“共和党初选中的致命议题”，任何支持妥协的共和党人“在初选中都将出局”。
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2026年11月2日周一，在得克萨斯州奥斯汀的斯塔布斯-沃勒溪露天剧场，得克萨斯州民主党州众议员、时任州长候选人吉娜·伊诺霍萨（图）与得克萨斯州民主党州众议员、联邦参议员候选人詹姆斯·塔拉利科（不在画面中）出席竞选活动并发言。（乔丹·冯德哈尔/彭博社/盖蒂图片社）
民主党人吉娜·伊诺霍萨令阿博特震惊，成为得克萨斯州首位拉丁裔州长，创造历史
得克萨斯州的限制举措反映了更广泛的、在政府和高等教育领域拆解DEI项目的全国性努力。
2023年最高法院关于禁止高校实行种族优待的裁决，之后引发了联邦对DEI的更广泛打击。2025年唐纳德·特朗普总统连任后，着手拆解联邦政府各部门的DEI项目，并指示接受联邦资助的学校在招生、招聘、奖学金及其他项目中终止种族优待。
由共和党主导的各州也在公立高校推行类似限制，使得克萨斯州的斗争成为全国性反对体制化DEI浪潮的一部分。
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得克萨斯州民主党人正借助即将掌控的州众议院多数席位，推动为全州公立高校恢复DEI办公室及相关项目扫清障碍。（fstop123/iStock/盖蒂图片社Plus）
共和党遭遇选举失利后，得克萨斯州政治格局发生巨变。阿博特、副州长丹·帕特里克和总检察长肯·帕克斯顿即将离任，而得克萨斯州联邦参议员约翰·科宁在共和党联邦参议员初选中输给了帕克斯顿。
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民主党人赢得州长、总检察长办公室和一个联邦参议员席位，并在二十多年来首次重新掌控州众议院。共和党仍掌控州参议院，这使他们得以潜在否决DEI废除法案和伊诺霍萨对校董的提名。
“最终，得克萨斯州议员必须决定是否让DEI禁令不仅是一纸空文，”比尔利表示。“维护改革不仅需要关注立法，还需要关注负责落实改革的高校领导。”
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福克斯新闻数字版向废除法案的提案人、民主党州众议员约翰·布西和民主党州参议员何塞·梅嫩德斯，以及2023年反DEI法律的起草者、现任得克萨斯理工大学系统校长的前共和党州参议员布兰登·克雷森顿寻求置评。截至发稿前，以上人均未回应。得克萨斯大学系统、得克萨斯高等教育协调委员会和得克萨斯DEI学生组织也未回应置评请求。
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Texas Democrats put DEI back on agenda after sweeping to power
Texas faces a fresh front in the war against DEI following Democratic Party gains after the midterms
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Published November 12, 2026 9:56am EST
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Texas Democrats are opening their incoming state House majority with a push to clear the way for DEI offices and programs to return to public universities across the state — a move state Republicans are expected to block but that puts the culture-war issue front and center after massive Democratic Party gains in the state.
HB 358 and SB 125 would repeal a 2023 law banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at public universities, but the bills face steep odds with Republicans still retaining control of the Texas Senate. Still, the effort signals Democrats’ broader intent to roll back one of the GOP’s signature education policies after campaigning heavily on the war in Iran, immigration and affordability.
Even if the repeal effort fails, conservative policy experts in Texas warn that Democratic appointments to university governing boards could weaken enforcement of the state’s DEI restrictions without changing the law.
“With Republicans in firm control of the Texas state Senate, it’s highly unlikely that any bill seeking to bring back the corrosive and wasteful higher ed DEI regime will make it to the Governor’s desk,” Chuck DeVore, chief national initiatives officer for the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), told Fox News Digital. “What will likely happen is that relabeled and disguised DEI programs and classes will make a comeback over the next four years as the Governor’s board of regents appointees gradually get a majority. We look forward to suing to ensure adherence to Texas law.”
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University of Texas students walk through campus on the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.(Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)
The 2023 anti-DEI law, signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, barred public universities from maintaining DEI offices or assigning employees or contractors to perform their duties. It also prohibited compelling or soliciting DEI statements from faculty or students, restricted certain preferences based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin and banned mandatory DEI training for students and employees. The law includes exceptions for academic instruction, scholarly research and registered student organizations.
After the law took effect Jan. 1, 2024, UT Austin closed its Multicultural Engagement Center and discontinued its Monarch program, which provided advising, mental-health support and scholarships to illegal immigrants and other noncitizen students. The University of Houston System stopped requiring DEI statements in hiring and promotions, while UT Health San Antonio ended a faculty loan-repayment program for professors from “underrepresented backgrounds.”
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At a May 2024 Texas Senate higher education subcommittee hearing, UT System Chancellor J.B. Milliken told lawmakers the system had closed 21 DEI offices, eliminated 311 full- and part-time positions focused on DEI and canceled 681 contracts, programs and training sessions. Critics have nevertheless accused some universities of preserving DEI initiatives under different names or organizational structures.
Texas A&M University drew scrutiny after dissolving its Office for Diversity but transferring six of its eight employees to other campus positions. Former Vice President for Diversity Annie McGowan received a 10% raise, a new position and nine months of paid leave. Critics accused the university of preserving DEI operations under different titles. Texas A&M maintained that the office and its DEI-related duties had been eliminated and that the raises were unrelated to DEI.
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Activists hold signs during a news conference about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) outside the U.S. Capitol on July 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Kate Bierly, a higher education campaign director at TPPF, told Fox News Digital that Democrats could undermine Texas’ 2023 anti-DEI law without repealing it. She warned that newly appointed university regents could weaken enforcement through administrative inaction, potentially allowing prohibited practices to resume.
She observed that numerous university regents’ terms expire Feb. 1, 2027, giving Democratic Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa an opportunity to nominate replacements who could influence how universities enforce the DEI ban.
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But Hinojosa would face another obstacle: Republican control of the Texas Senate, which must confirm university regent appointments. Bierly said the Texas Constitution allows certain unpaid gubernatorial appointees, including regents, to remain in office after their terms expire. Because the 90th Legislature convenes in January 2027, before the regents’ terms expire, she said incumbents could remain in place until the end of the 91st Legislature’s regular session in 2029 if their successors are not confirmed.
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The State Capitol is seen in Austin, Texas, on June 1, 2021.(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
“If the Senate declines to confirm nominees who would undermine the state’s DEI reforms, existing regents can continue serving rather than automatically surrendering their seats when their terms expire,” Bierly said. “This holdover period ends on the last day of the first regular legislative session that begins after the term expires. So as a result, the current regents can hold over to 2029 if no successor has qualified by then. After that, the office becomes vacated.”
DeVore said the holdover provision could become a political liability for Senate Republicans, giving Democrats “an actual useful campaign cudgel” if the chamber refuses to confirm Hinojosa’s nominees. Democrats could accuse Republicans of obstructing the governor’s appointments to university governing boards, he said.
That pressure could force a compromise at some point, DeVore added, but also warned that DEI is “a death issue for a Republican primary” and that any Republican who supports a compromise could be “toast in the primary.”
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State Representative Gina Hinojosa, a Democrat from Texas and then-gubernatorial candidate, speaks during a campaign event with State Representative James Talarico, a Democrat from Texas and U.S. Senate candidate, not pictured, at the Stubbs – Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026.(Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Texas’ restrictions reflect a broader national effort to dismantle DEI programs in government and higher education.
The Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling against race-based admissions preferences at universities preceded a broader federal crackdown on DEI. After returning to office in 2025, President Donald Trump moved to dismantle DEI programs across the federal government and directed federally funded schools to end race-based preferences in admissions, hiring, scholarships and other programs.
Republican-led states have pursued similar restrictions at public universities, making Texas’ fight part of a broader national backlash against institutional DEI.
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Texas Democrats are opening their incoming state House majority with a push to clear the way for DEI offices and programs to return to public universities across the state.(fstop123/iStock via Getty Images Plus)
Texas’ political landscape has shifted dramatically following Republican election losses. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton are leaving office, while Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, lost his Republican Senate primary to Paxton.
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Democrats won the governorship, attorney general’s office and a U.S. Senate seat while reclaiming the state House for the first time in more than two decades. Republicans retained control of the state Senate, giving them a potential veto over both the DEI repeal legislation and Hinojosa’s university regent nominees.
“Ultimately, Texas lawmakers must decide whether they want the DEI ban to be more than a law on paper,” Bierly said. “Protecting the reforms requires attention not only to legislation, but also to the university leadership responsible for implementing it.”
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Fox News Digital sought comment from the repeal bills’ sponsors, Democratic state Rep. John Bucy and Democratic state Sen. José Menéndez, as well as former Republican state Sen. Brandon Creighton, who authored the 2023 anti-DEI law and now serves as chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. None responded before publication. The University of Texas System, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Texas Students for DEI also did not respond to requests for comment.
Alec Schemmel is a Politics Reporter for Fox News Digital who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now resides in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore Metro Area.
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