Education officials say the materials were designed to be age appropriate but critics argue they repeatedly omit key context and oversimplify history.

Other legislation this session has targeted school library books, which are optional reading materials, but House Bill 1804 might be the first to go after textbooks that teachers use for their lessons.

All 15 seats of the State Board of Education are up for grabs in November, and there were more than 50 candidates vying for their parties’ nominations.

Some Texas Republicans are busy raising questions about what's in the books in the state's public school libraries. The real problem isn't in the books.

The redevelopment of the Alamo, which Bush oversees as land commissioner, has prompted pushback across the political spectrum.

The fight over critical race theory is thriving in Texas, and could make an appearance in the special legislative session that starts next week.

The bill aims to ban critical race theory in public and open-enrollment charter schools. Supporters say it merely ensures students aren't taught that one race or gender is superior to another. Critics say it limits how race in America is taught.

After years of debate, the State Board of Education voted preliminarily to create curriculum standards for a Mexican-American studies class. But thanks to the objections of one member, it'll now be called “Ethnic Studies: An Overview of Americans of Mexican Descent.”