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Rice University’s Pride organization offers membership, resources to LGBTQ+ students impacted by Senate Bill 17

Posted on · Public colleges and universities in Texas cannot create or continue their diversity, equity and inclusion programs according to an impending state law, which is leading to the closure of DEI and LGBTQ resource centers at the University of Houston.

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University of Houston DEI & LGBTQ support centers open, for now, amid closure fears

Posted on · Signs posted on the UH campus this week said the offices had disbanded in order to comply with Senate Bill 17, an impending Texas law that bans public universities from implementing diversity, equity and inclusion practices. The university called the signage "premature."