L'Oreal Stepney got emotional Thursday during a tense exchange with Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian, over considerations of diversity equity and inclusion in the board’s hiring practices.

L'Oreal Stepney got emotional Thursday during a tense exchange with Rep. Brian Harrison (R-Midlothian) over considerations of diversity equity and inclusion in the board’s hiring practices.

L'Oreal Stepney, the Texas Water Development Board chairwoman received support after a Republican grilled her on DEI.

Texas official confronted over DEI hiring practices, leading to a wider debate on race and respect in state politics.

Texas lawmakers are banding across the aisle after Texas Rep. Brian Harrison's targeted questioning made an expert testifier ...

The exchange drew rapid backlash from GOP state leaders including Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker ...

Several of Texas’ top Republicans are defending Gov. Greg Abbott’s pick to head the state’s water agency following pointed ...

A usually mundane House Appropriations Committee hearing became tense as a Republican lawmaker probed members of the Texas ...

The topic was a budget request from a state agency. The exchange grew emotional when a lawmaker pressed for answers about a ...