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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes, |
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ideologies and history and their connection to DEI (Diversity, |
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Equity and Inclusion) and anti-racist initiatives in the essential |
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knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for public |
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school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (h-13) to read as follows: |
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Subsections h-11 an h-12 shall include the following curriculum of |
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the history of communism in the United States and domestic |
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communist movements, including their histories and tactics and the |
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Neo-Marxist roots of Critical Race Theory and the discriminatory |
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concepts known as "diversity, equity, and inclusion."; and |
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Discuss the transformation of Marxism into Critical Theory with |
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students able to discuss topics including but not limited to: |
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(1) the central ideas of philosophers Antonio Gramsci and Herbert |
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Marcuse; |
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(2) the rise and nature of Cultural Marxism; |
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(3) the rise and nature of Critical Theory; and |
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(4) the similarities and differences between classical Marxism |
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and neo-Marxist Critical Theory. |
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Students are to analyze key developments in neo-Marxist |
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philosophies and movements in contemporary America. |
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Students are to discuss the philosophy of Critical Race Theory and |
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its consequences including but not limited to: |
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(1) the origins of Critical Race Theory in Communist Party |
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influence operations; |
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(2) the key ideas of Critical Race Theory and their social |
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effects; |
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(3) the key ideas of Intersectionality and its neo-Marxist framing |
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in "oppression"; and |
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(4) the key ideas of Paulo Freire's "pedagogy of the oppressed" |
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and its neo-Marxist framing in "oppression." |
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Students are to Discuss fallacies of "Diversity, Equity, and |
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Inclusion" and so-called "Anti-Racist" initiatives, and their |
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consequences including but not limited to: |
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(1) the ideology and neo-Marxist roots of "Diversity, Equity, and |
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Inclusion" (DEI) and so-called "Anti-Racist" initiatives; |
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(2) the "Great Awoke-ning" in the United States and the |
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consequences of DEI initiatives; |
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(3) rival conceptions of human flourishing promoted by |
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intellectuals such as Daryl Davis, John McWhorter, and Tabia Lee; |
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and |
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(4) the effects of identity politics on traditional American |
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ideals of liberty, republican self-government, civic virtue, and |
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individual merit. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2026-2027 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than June 1, 2026, the State Board of |
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Education shall review and revise, as needed, the essential |
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knowledge and skills of the social studies curriculum as required |
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by Section 28.002(h-11), Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |