Less than a month after Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill he described as “a strong move to abolish critical race theory in Texas”—which educators worry will limit how they can talk ...

As if we need more dumbed-down histories. After panicking Texans banned “critical race theory” and books by Black, Indigenous, people of color, and queer authors, Governor Greg Abbott signed the 1836 ...

Texas is awash in bills aimed at fending off critical examinations of the state’s past. By Simon Romero Every morning, schoolchildren in Texas recite an oath to their state that includes the words, “I ...

The State Board of Education on Friday approved a revived plan to focus classes more on Texas history and remove distinct courses on world history and cultures. The Republican-led board voted, 8-7, to ...

The U.S. and Texas flags fly over the Texas Capitol during the first day of the 88th Texas Legislative Session in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. When Texas historian Gregg Cantrell took part ...

A Texas state flag flies in a yard filled with debris on July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) ...

The State Board of Education voted to significantly increase instruction in Texas history. Soon, students will study Texas and the people and events that define it in most grade levels before high ...

The Republican-led State Board of Education rejected a proposal favored by conservative activists to overhaul the state’s social studies curriculum by requiring a heavier concentration of Texas ...

Fred Lucas is chief news correspondent and manager of the Investigative Reporting Project for The Daily Signal. He is the author of “The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left’s Assault on Clean ...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Texas Board of Education wants to make changes to how kids learn history in the classroom. This month, the board voted to change social study standards for what students learn ...

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