Texas State Senator Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) sent a formal letter to the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) urging the final adoption of the current social studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) curriculum standards.
In the correspondence dated June 19, Senator Middleton urged board members to reject any proposed progressive modifications, insisting that the framework be passed without amendments Advocating for a conservative curriculum overhaul. “These standards represent a clear victory for pro-America, pro-Texas education and must be preserved,” he said.
The letter emphasized that the proposed standards correctly highlight the nation’s founding documents, Texas history, individual liberty, and the Judeo-Christian principles that shaped American law, morality, and culture.
Middleton maintained that biblical references and Christianity’s historic role must remain completely intact within the state’s public education guidelines to ensure students learn the true foundations of the country and state. According to the senator, the curriculum should firmly instill concepts of American and Texas exceptionalism, which includes an accurate history of the Alamo.
Middleton also said Texas schoolchildren must receive an honest understanding of the ideologies and threats that shape the modern world. He cited what he described as the evils of Sharia law, what he says are the realities of Islamification, and the threat of Islamic terrorism, rather than what he termed activist-approved narratives suggesting Islam was part of the Alamo.
He commended the board for resisting outside pressure from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and other advocates, concluding that lawmakers and educators must stand firm against any amendments that weaken Judeo-Christian foundations or open public school classrooms to ideological indoctrination.
The legislative pressure arrives as the SBOE convenes for its June 22-26 voting session to consider the second reading and final adoption of the updated 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 113. According to official SBOE records, the revised social studies framework is designed to satisfy a statutory deadline and implement multiple pieces of legislation passed during the 89th Texas Legislature, including House Bill 27, House Bill 824, and Senate Bill 24.