Senate Bill 17, which took effect in January of this year, bans diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public Texas colleges and universities. As a result, DEI organizations and clubs are being shut down. In an email sent Tuesday from University of Texas at Austin President, J. Hartsell, he says the university has laid off employees who used to work in DEI programs. The American Association of University Professors say about 60 people were affected by these layoffs and were ordered to shut down all DEI programs by the end of May. State Senator Brandon Crayton co-authored Senate Bill 17. He sent a letter to Texas University leaders last week. Warning, they could lose millions of dollars in state funding if they didn't comply with the law. We spoke with DEI critic Sherry Sylvester. She says these initiatives are discriminatory to non-minority groups and remote critical race theory. People think that this is a minority recruitment program. It's not. Our universities and our state agencies should look like Texas. Some UT students said it's a step in the wrong direction