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Texas HB1279

EDUCATIONINTRODUCED

Relating to prohibiting teaching in Texas public elementary and secondary schools of hateful, divisive and discriminatory practices and beliefs that could lead to discriminatory treatment of individuals because of such individual's race, color, ethnicity, sex, national origin or religion and the establishment of remedies and penalties for discriminatory treatment.

Legislative Session

active

89th Legislature Regular Session

Selected quotes

A public elementary or secondary school may not instruct any student [...] that an individual, by virtue of the individual's personal identity characteristics, is inherently [...] oppressed [...] or a victim, whether consciously or unconsciously; [...] That an individual should be discriminated against in violation of [...] Title IX [...] or receive beneficial treatment because of the individual's personal identity characteristics;

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History

DateAction
2025-03-10Read first time
2025-03-10Referred to Public Education
2024-11-13Filed