Then-Texas Water Development Board member L’Oreal Stepney listens to comments during a board meeting Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Austin. Stepney was named chair of the Board by Gov. Greg Abbott on ...

Stepney, who Gov. Greg Abbott appointed, was reduced to tears at one point during the roughly 20-minute exchange, which turned into a tense discussion over race and hiring practices within the state ...

AUSTIN, Texas — An appointee of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wiped away tears and gave an emotional defense of her credentials after a tense exchange over diversity hiring policies, which was later followed ...

Texas Water Development Board Chair L’Oreal Stepney wiped tears from her eyes Thursday as a House hearing turned into a tense line of questioning over race and the future of state hiring practices.

FILE - State Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian, poses a question to a witness during the committee hearing regarding the death row case of Robert Roberson in Austin, Texas, Oct. 21, 2024, (AP ...

AUSTIN, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. Texas Water Development Board Chair L’Oreal Stepney wiped tears from ...