Texas Education Agency orders public schools to remove mentions of Cesar Chavez from lessons - The Texas Tribune

The Texas Education Agency has ordered public schools to remove references to labor organizer Cesar Chavez from classroom lessons. Chavez, the Mexican-American civil rights and labor rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers union, has been a standard fixture in Texas curriculum materials and textbooks for decades. The order represents a significant shift in how the state's schools can teach about a pivotal figure in labor history and the Chicano movement. The directive affects thousands of public school classrooms across Texas and raises questions about what other historical figures or movements may face similar restrictions. Teachers and education advocates are expected to challenge whether the agency has the authority to unilaterally remove established curriculum content.