Led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, the Republican officials instructed Costco to let them know within 30 days whether it would get rid of its DEI policies or explain why not. Costco did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Nineteen Republican attorneys general called on Issaquah-based Costco Wholesale to end its workforce diversity policies after the bulk retailer became one of the few companies to defend its practice.

Nineteen Republican attorneys general — including Texas’s Ken Paxton and Iowa’s Brenna Bird — have signed a letter demanding Costco either tell states it will repeal its own DEI policies or explain why they will be maintained.

Nineteen Republican attorneys general have called on Costco Wholesale to abandon its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, citing concerns about discrimination and legal risks.

Nineteen Republican Attorneys General called on Costco Wholesale Corp. to end its workforce diversity policies after the bulk retailer become one of few companies to defend its practice.

In a letter to Costco's CEO, 19 Republican state attorneys general urged the company to end the DEI policies that it had publicly supported.