After Gov. Greg Abbott found out only Applicants of a specific race Can participate.

On Monday, conservative activists Christopher Ruffo posted a picture The university promotes its annual conference on doctoral programs in Chicago. The application states that the conference is “designed for historically underrepresented individuals considering business doctoral studies” and is only available to Black/African Americans, Latinx/Hispanic Americans or Native Americans/Indigenous Canadians Students are eligible.

“Texas A&M is sponsoring a trip to a DEI conference that bans whites and Asians. The university falsely claims that this use of taxpayer funds does not violate the state’s DEI ban. @TAMU supports race Quarantine, which is illegal,” Rufo wrote.

post final caught Abbott’s attention Late Monday, he threatened to threaten the university president’s job if the problems were not corrected.

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“Oh God, no. This is a violation of Texas law and a violation of the United States Constitution. It will be addressed immediately or the president will be out of office soon.” Abbott warns.

The university eventually issued a statement on its X account reiterating that it does not discriminate on the basis of race Complies with SB-17is a state law that prohibits public universities in Texas from establishing offices of diversity, equity and inclusion.

“Texas A&M University does not support any organization, meeting, process or activity that excludes others based on race, creed, gender, age or any other discriminatory factor. The intent of SB-17 in this regard is clear. We will continue to respect the letter and intent of the law,” The post read.

Send in one copy to fox news numbersUniversity President Mark A. Wales III acknowledged the questionable application and acknowledged that the conference itself was “not consistent” with the state’s laws and canceled the trip entirely.

“While the appropriate process for reviewing and approving participation in such an event was followed, I do not believe we fully considered the spirit of state law when making our initial decision to participate,” the statement read. Restrictions on attendee race are inconsistent with the intent of SB-17, and therefore, we will not be sending anyone to this meeting.”

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“Texas A&M faculty and staff attend hundreds, if not thousands, of meetings and other events during each academic year. We need to ensure that participation in these events is consistent with the guidance that we have been very clear about,” Welsh continued. Given by our governing body. “

The statement was sent to Mays Business School faculty and staff.

Texas A&M University responds to Governor Abbott’s threats by canceling upcoming conference travel. (Ronda Churchill/Bloomberg via Getty Images | Photo by Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Fox News Digital also reached out to the governor’s office for comment.

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The annual meeting of PhD programs, established by the Research and Doctoral Career Pathways (PREDOC) consortium, will be held in March. Predock website describes the application process as “exclusive” and “designed specifically for historically underrepresented individuals considering business doctoral studies.”