State report shows which students are lagging behind at Texas colleges

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board released its inaugural study on the impacts of Senate Bill 17, which outlawed the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices (DEI) on public colleges and universities.Universities across the state closed DEI offices this year and fired staff to comply with the new law that went into effect in 2024. The study released by the THECB on Sunday doesn't show the impact SB 17 had this year because it is only looking at data from 202