AUSTIN — How “heroic” were the defenders who died at the Alamo? That’s a question that the State Board of Education will likely take up during hearings next week, as it considers recommended changes ...

How “heroic” were the defenders who died at the Alamo? That’s a question that the State Board of Education will likely take up during hearings this week, as it considers recommended changes to the ...

Texas fourth and seventh graders spend a year steeped in the state’s history learning about the Texas Revolution, Sam Houston and Barbara Jordan. But that may change soon. Students would have to study ...

In September, the board adopted a plan that emphasizes Texas and U.S. history, while reducing focus on world history and cultures.

ELECTED OFFICIALS have spoken out against proposed changes to Texas' seventh-grade history curriculum standards that would remove a line about "heroic" defenders at the Alamo. How “heroic” were the ...