Publicly-Funded Racism Is Still Racism
Texas Public Policy Foundation | August 7, 2025
Publicly funded racism isn’t just for universities anymore; it’s quietly being promoted in some of our big cities, as well.
In 2023, the Texas State Legislature took action to ban race-centric programs and policies in all state institutions of higher education. Public awareness of critical race theory (CRT) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives among places of higher education had reached a boiling point, prompting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Republican-led Legislature to take action against what they saw as state-funded cultural Marxism.
But state leadership recognized that the problem had spread to more than higher education. DEI initiatives had also crept into state agencies.