At UT-Austin, some students want a statue of Jefferson Davis removed because of ties to the Confederate flag, and a panel of leaders will have the final say.
Amidst national controversy over the Confederate Flag and the role of the Confederacy in slavery, new Texas social studies text books are actively downplaying the role of slavery in the Civil War.
The Confederate Flag that was raised last week at the Anderson County Courthouse in Palestine has been taken down by the group that raised it. Anderson County Commissioners voted to allow the flag to be flown through April to honor Texans who died in the Civil War.