Proxy Advisory Firm Challenges New Texas Law Concerning ESG, DEI Issues

( July 29, 2025, 11:54 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A new Texas law concerning proxy advisers’ consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG), diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and sustainability factors is being challenged in Texas federal court, with the plaintiff arguing that, among other things, the law constitutes impermissible viewpoint discrimination and is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act....