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.

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

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday called out Texas A&M President Mark Welsh over the school allegedly violating state law.

Gov. Greg Abbott threatened the job of Texas A&M University's president over concerns the school violated the statewide DEI ban.

Texas A&M University and at least eight other Texas public universities will no longer attend a student recruiting conference after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to fire the university's president for attending the event.