Texas Could Ban Critical Race Theory Next As Several States Look to Follow Idaho
On 5/7/21 at 7:42 AM EDT
Texas Republicans look set to follow in the footsteps of other states that are banning the teaching of critical race theory, which examines the ways race and racism intersect with politics, culture and the law.
Two bills moving through the state s legislature would prohibit schools from teaching the theory, which maps the nature and workings of institutional racism in America, according to Kendall Thomas, co-editor of
Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement.
On April 28, the state Senate passed SB 2202, tabled by Brandon Creighton, a Republican state senator. It bans teaching that one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex [or that] an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously.
Business Groups Urge Texas Lawmakers To Reject Voting Restrictions
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(Reuters) – Two coalitions of business leaders on Tuesday urged Texas state lawmakers to reject any laws that would limit voters’ access to ballots, adding corporate America’s voice to a statewide debate over proposed voting restrictions.
American Airlines Group Inc, based in Fosarth Worth, Texas, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, Microsoft Corp, Salesforce.com Inc and Unilever Plc are among more than 50 companies, chambers of commerce and business leaders in one of the coalitions, Fair Elections Texas.
“When more people participate in our democratic process, we will all prosper,” said the letter they released.
Senate Republicans filibustered a bipartisan independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, with 35 Republicans able to vote down 48 Democrats and six Republicans to block the investigation from going forward (11 senators did not vote). So now Democrats turn to Plan B, most likely a select committee. Honoring our responsibility to the Congress in which we serve and the Country which we love, Democrats will proceed to find the truth, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday, following the Senate vote. She didn t say the words select committee, but in the past she has suggested as much, saying last week, as the House voted on the commission, I certainly could call for hearings in the House, with a Majority of the Members being Democrats, with full subpoena power, with the agenda being determined by the Democrats. But that s not the path we have chosen to go. At the time, she said I don t want to have the investigation run through a House committee c
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