Gov. Greg Abbott signs 1836 Project into law; promotes patriotic education

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Gov. Greg Abbott signs 1836 Project into law;
promotes patriotic education







by: Jack Kessler

Posted: Jun 7, 2021 / 05:53 PM CDT /
Updated: Jun 7, 2021 / 09:08 PM CDT




AUSTIN, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) 

Monday, Governor Greg Abbott signed a law establishing the 1836 Project, a project
that seeks to raise awareness about key events in the state’s history.

Rep. Tan Parker filed the bill just before the state’s independence day and it is named
in commemoration of the year Texas gained its independence from Mexico

Rep. Parker said it would establish a nine-member committee to “increase awareness
of the Texas values that continue to stimulate boundless prosperity across this state.”

Earlier this year, the state passed a bill that would ban the teaching of the 1619 Project
which examines U.S. history from the date when enslaved people first arrived on American soil,
marking that year as the country’s foundational date.

Rep. Parker said that this new project is unrelated to either the 1619 Project or the
1776 Commission pitched by former President Donald Trump which called for a
“pro-American curriculum.”

Right now, the project would only be taught at state parks, museums, and landmarks,
but one local teacher is joining many across the state who are worried that this could
make its way into the class.

“It really important for students and educators to know that the Texas that we have today
started well before 1836. Texas has a rich history with many positive things, but also many
negative things that have to lead to our society now,” said Amarillo Education Association
President Aaron Phillips.

Amarillo Independent School District told us in an email it was, ‘too early to say, if or how
it will affect curriculum at the district until they learn more from the TEA.’

House lawmakers passed the bill by a margin of 124 to 19.

Other amendments in the bill include raising awareness of the state’s Christian heritage
and its traditions of owning guns as well as acknowledging the Texas origins of the
annual Juneteenth holiday.

The committee would release other reports, on the Texas Education Agency’s website.

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Wish there was a like button for this post A good reminder that not all politicians are flat out crazy.