/tags/confederate-markers-and-place-names Confederate Markers and Place Names en-US Copyright Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMT /government/2023-01-19/texas-lawmakers-want-to-end-state-holiday-commemorating-confederate-veterans For the third straight legislative session, state Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, has filed a bill to end Confederate Heroes Day as a state holiday. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:00:00 GMT /government/2023-01-19/texas-lawmakers-want-to-end-state-holiday-commemorating-confederate-veterans James Barragán | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2022-05-23/baylor-will-rename-campus-area-and-relocate-statue-of-slave-owning-former-university-president The Baylor Board of Regents approved a four-step plan to change the name of a campus quadrangle named after a slave-owning former university president and add more elements to provide a better representation of Baylor’s history. Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-05-23/baylor-will-rename-campus-area-and-relocate-statue-of-slave-owning-former-university-president Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune /news/2022-03-30/dallas-is-4-0-in-battles-over-confederate-statutes-and-monuments-with-one-more-lawsuit-pending Years after the city of Dallas decided to take down statues honoring Confederate soldiers and leaders, it’s still fighting court battles over their removal. That information comes from an annual report released by the City Attorney’s office on Tuesday. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/2022-03-30/dallas-is-4-0-in-battles-over-confederate-statutes-and-monuments-with-one-more-lawsuit-pending Christopher Connelly /education/2022-03-10/collin-college-professor-sues-after-his-contract-wasnt-renewed-alleges-free-speech-violations History professor Michael Phillips is now the third teacher in the past year to sue Collin College. Like the other two whose contracts were not renewed, he says the college routinely violates faculty free speech rights. The college disagrees. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:20:53 GMT /education/2022-03-10/collin-college-professor-sues-after-his-contract-wasnt-renewed-alleges-free-speech-violations Bill Zeeble /texas-news/2022-03-09/third-fired-professor-claims-in-federal-lawsuit-that-collin-college-is-censoring-political-speech The professor alleges the school violated his First Amendment rights when he advocated for the removal of Confederate statues and criticized the college’s COVID-19 plans. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:35:24 GMT /texas-news/2022-03-09/third-fired-professor-claims-in-federal-lawsuit-that-collin-college-is-censoring-political-speech Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune /2021-10-22/a-black-museum-asks-to-melt-charlottesvilles-robert-e-lee-statue-to-create-new-art In 2017, debate over Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue sparked a violent neo-Nazi rally that left a woman dead. Now, a Black cultural center wants to melt it down and turn it into public art. Sat, 23 Oct 2021 23:00:00 GMT /2021-10-22/a-black-museum-asks-to-melt-charlottesvilles-robert-e-lee-statue-to-create-new-art Becky Sullivan /news/2021-10-18/removed-robert-e-lee-statue-removed-from-dallas-park-on-display-at-west-texas-resort The bronze sculpture, which was removed from the Dallas park in September 2017, is now at the Lajitas Golf Resort in Terlingua, Texas, Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:00:00 GMT /news/2021-10-18/removed-robert-e-lee-statue-removed-from-dallas-park-on-display-at-west-texas-resort Associated Press /news/2021-06-30/the-house-votes-to-remove-confederate-statues-in-the-u-s-capitol The legislation also calls for the removal of a bust of former Chief Justice Roger Taney, author of the infamous Dred Scott decision that declared Black Americans weren't U.S. citizens. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:03 GMT /news/2021-06-30/the-house-votes-to-remove-confederate-statues-in-the-u-s-capitol Barbara Sprunt /news/2021-04-05/confederate-symbols-prove-difficult-to-remove-in-many-states-including-texas The movement to remove Confederate monuments and depictions of historical figures who mistreated Native Americans became part of the national reckoning over racial injustice following George Floyd’s death last year in Minneapolis. While many have been removed — or torn down by protesters — it’s proven difficult to remove those that remain. Tue, 06 Apr 2021 00:00:02 GMT /news/2021-04-05/confederate-symbols-prove-difficult-to-remove-in-many-states-including-texas Associated Press /news/2021-03-27/baylor-university-commission-suggests-changing-ties-linked-to-slavery Sat, 27 Mar 2021 23:00:37 GMT /news/2021-03-27/baylor-university-commission-suggests-changing-ties-linked-to-slavery Associated Press