Will Texas legislators take harsher steps to ‘abolish’ critical race theory? Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Tuesday aimed at banning teaching of the theory in public schools. More must be done to abolish critical race theory, Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement Wednesday.(Lola Gomez) 6:34 PM on Jun 16, 2021 CDT Texas lawmakers will revisit critical race theory during a special session, Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement the day after he signed into law a bill aimed at barring the teaching of certain concepts related to race and racism in public schools. The new law “is a strong move to abolish critical race theory in Texas, but more must be done,” Abbott wrote in Wednesday’s statement.