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Texas House Bill 3979 (HB 3979) is an act that relates to civics instruction and instruction policies in public schools in the state of Texas.A follow-up bill to HB 3079—TX Senate Bill 3 [1] —authored by Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) and others, which was filed on July 9, 2021, passed on July 16, 2021, and becomes law in December, limits the manner and extent to which students may learn ...
Texas passed House Bill 3979 in July 2021. Known as Texas's "critical race theory law", after an academic field which became a common objection for conservatives, it restricts the manner and extent to which students may learn about or discuss race, racism, sex, or sexism, or the role of those concepts in American culture and history. [66]
HB 1927 (Constitutional carry): The measure would allow people to carry handguns in Texas without a concealed handgun license. [19] HB 3979: The bill would ban the teaching of critical race theory in Texas schools and limit what public school students can be taught about the United States' history of subjugating people of color. [20] [21 ...
The ball is back in Gov. Greg Abbott’s court after the Texas House on Friday decisively cut out his signature education savings account program from a $7.6 billion education omnibus bill that ...
Buckley’s education package includes HB 2, which relates to public education and public-school finance; HB 3, which would create Texas’ first Education Savings Account; and HB 4, which relates ...
Texas House Bill 3979 which was authored by Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) and others, became law in December 2021 limiting the way in which Texas schools can teach about race and racism, as well as other issues. [67]
A notable difference between the plan proposed Thursday and other legislation is that the 38% of Texans who rent are being offered a slice of tax relief.
In 2021, the state legislature passed Texas House Bill 3979, which bans the teaching of critical race theory. [24] The American Historical Association, among others, expressed concern that the bill's broad scope could lead to omission or whitewashing of controversial race or gender topics in social studies. [25]