On Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law establishing the 1836 Project. The legislation creates a nine-member advisory committee to "promote patriotic education" about the state's secession from ...

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Like my sons, I sat through two years of Texas history in both the fourth and seventh grades. It seems Texas legislators believe that isn’t enough, so they have crafted House Bill 2497 to “promote ...

As a member of the 1836 Project Advisory Committee, I’m writing to take issue with an opinion article about our work that Texas Monthly published by Leah LaGrone, an assistant professor at Weber State ...

Gov. Greg Abbott praised the Texas 1836 Project’s goal of “patriotic education,” contending “we must never forget why Texas became so exceptional in the first place.” Texas leaders were not pleased ...

When The New York Times launched the 1619 Project, an ongoing initiative to reexamine the legacy of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans, in 2019, it sparked a national debate about the ...

A popular joke in the Soviet Union went like this: “The future is certain. Only the past is unpredictable.” The quip poked fun at both the Communist party’s confidence that socialism would soon rule ...

The Texas Tribune reviewed the 15-page document, which will be handed out to new drivers, and asked historians to comment on how accurately and thoroughly it chronicles the state’s history. A ...

Jarrett Stepman is a columnist for The Daily Signal. He is also the author of "The War on History: The Conspiracy to Rewrite America's Past." Send an email to Jarrett Informed patriotism, as Ronald ...

The Tejano Monument, commemorating the contributions that Tejanos made to Texas history and culture, sits on the southern lawn of the Texas Capitol on June 8, 2021. Sign up for The Brief, our daily ...

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