Long has the joke been made that Texans are a bit obsessed with Texas, and never has that seemed as true as this month’s State Board of Education meetings, which were held to approve the new curriculum standards for history classes in elementary and middle schools across the Lone Star State.

The state started discussing the need for an updated social studies curriculum years ago, but in 2022, the board asked for some more time because the revision process had become overly politicized. Now, here we are debating the curriculum again in 2025. A year that has been famous for its rational thinking and apolitical climate.

But we digress.

Last Friday, the board adopted a new curriculum that prioritizes Texas and U.S. history while putting world history and cultural studies on the back bu

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