Scope: State (Texas)
Branch: Executive
Severity: Green
Date occurred: January 31, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott signed Executive Order GA-55, directing state agencies to prohibit all forms of government race discrimination in accordance with what the order describes as the color-blind guarantee of the state and federal Constitutions. The order was signed January 31, 2025.
Constitutional basis: Governor directing executive-branch agencies under his ordinary supervisory authority to conform practices to state and federal equal-protection guarantees; routine internal direction.