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Project 1836 is now law in the great state of texas. [ applause ] >> republicans are pushing forward with a new assault on history. that was texas governor greg abbott praising a new law promoting what he calls patriotic education. the so-called 1836 project in part helps educate new texans about texas' independence from mexico. but the 1836 project is not one to brag about. that one did not mirror the piece of history. a piece of journalism reframing america's origins of when the slaves were banned. the new yorker puts it this way.

Republicans in texas are so triggered by the mere existence of the 1619 project that on monday, governor greg abbott signed a bill that would create the rival 1836 project. marking the date when texas gained its independence from mexico. >> to keep texas the best state in the united states of america, we must never forget why texas became so exceptional in the first place. the 1836 project promotes patriotic education about texas and ensures that the generations to come understand texas values. project 1836 is now law in the great state of texas. >> everyone around him looks so awkward. first ...

Democratic freedom in this state. okay, so let's talk about what the democratic freedom entails. since there is no mention of slavery in the bill. texans love to remember the alamo. what happened in 1836 was that residents decided to break from mexico so they could continue to own slaves. mexico had abolished the vile practice. texas was the reason it reminded its own nation and texas second edded from the union because of slavery. slavery. that's something that was only added to the texas curriculum if 2019. 2019. while the bill does mention juneteenth, it is far from a proud moment for the l...

Over the alamo; 450 million five year brawl. what do you say to people who think that maybe you are giving -- not giving history enough respect at the alamo as you try to revamp that very popular historical site? >> well, the lieutenant governor and i have kissed and made up. we are designing a much brighter future at the alamo. the 1836 plan would bring back the battlefield to the way that it looked back in 1836. that's what this whole discussion has been about. now that we have reached an agreement with the texas his friends@foxnews.com commission, the legislature just allocated 50 million. ...

Just talked about, pauses new oil and gas leases on public lands, federal lands, offshore waters. directs federal agencies to eliminate toes fill fuels -- toes fill fuel subsidies by 2030, also establishes a civilian climate corpses. do you think -- corps. do you think texas can successfully push back on these executive orders? >> absolutely. absolutely. we've done it in the past. is so when i was firsting elected, i got elected in the middle of the obama administration. we successfully in the courthouse won a bid to abolish hydraulic fracturing in texas at the city level. we've also fought ba...