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Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0505
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided January 16, 2026No. KP-0505Published
1Opinion of the Court
January 19, 2026 Opinion No. KP-0505 Re: “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” in Texas The worth of a person cannot be measured by race, sex, or any other immutable feature bestowed at birth—beyond the reach of individual choice. Rather, people are to be judged by the quality of their character and skill they have worked to obtain. Ours is a merit-based society. This moral imperative preexists any political or legal document. Still, the concept is engrained within each of the sovereign charters under which Texans conduct all affairs: the U.S. and Texas Constitutions. Over the course of decades,…
2Cases cited104 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Basic Inc. v. LevinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Bartlett v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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