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Texas Defunds Black Businesses. 15,000 Firms Wiped Out of $250Billion Contract Pipeline

2026-03-16 News & Politics
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Roland S. Martin
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Texas controls a $250 billion contracting pipeline. A regulatory change suddenly wiped more than 15,000 minority businesses out of eligibility. A Texas regulation tied to changes in the HUB contracting program triggered mass decertification of minority and women‑owned businesses. Thousands of companies that relied on state contracting were removed from eligibility almost overnight, raising legal questions about whether an executive action attempted to override a law passed by the Texas legislature. We’ve launched our official Telegram channel. Follow for the latest videos from #RolandMartinUnfiltered & Black Star Network. No algorithms. Just updates. 👉🏾 t.me/blackstarnetwork Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXB7nX8bL2U2sje8d212Yw/join Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3ccgYyfSQ8y45kl 👉🏾 PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ [email protected] Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com #RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

Top Comments (10)

@blackant51 2026-03-16

State is 60% minority and gets 12% of the contracts. Let that sink in.

809 65 replies
@keirastevenson9047 2026-03-16

They can’t stand us…but we will continue to RISE!

773 35 replies
@marshatacaradine9459 2026-03-16

ALL BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO DO IS UNITE!!!!

531 58 replies
@lunarose1066 2026-03-16

Stick together. Spend wisely.

457 16 replies
@MeeksMills 2026-03-16

They’re really trying to make sure we’re broke.

422 43 replies
@LGGGlove 2026-03-17

public need to boycott. it’s hard but necessary it’s mandated at this time in history. Black people need to be strong and keep their money in their pockets

300 14 replies
@shennitajeter4733 2026-03-17

Sorry you can't stop the chosen ones, we are covered and shall not ever go back, 👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

240 10 replies
@mimilove5302 2026-03-17

Stick together......... United We Stand..... Divided We Fall

70 1 replies
@barbarasamuel2546 2026-03-18

Why must we continue to pay taxes and receive less or no funding.

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@tellmeallaboutit29 2026-03-17

We need to do more crowdfunding and have our own angel investors.

21 1 replies

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