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.
Welsh said administrators had followed the proper process for reviewing and approving attendance at such events, but wrote “I don’t believe we fully considered the spirit of our state law in making the initial decision to participate.”
“We didn’t realize the racist law that forbids any sort of assistance for victims of systemic racism was that racist. Our bad.” - President Gutless
“We didn’t realize the racist law that forbids any sort of assistance for victims of systemic racism was that racist. Our bad.” - President Gutless