Texas SB453 mandates a half-credit course on modern conflicts for high school students starting 2025-2026.

Texas SB453 amends the Education Code to require public high schools to include a half-credit course on modern conflicts in their curriculum. This course must cover topics such as the Cambodian Genocide, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, 9/11, the Iraq and Afghan Wars, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the history of Russia, China, North Korea, and Cuba. The changes apply to students entering ninth grade starting in the 2025-2026 school year. If the bill receives a two-thirds vote in both houses, it takes immediate effect; otherwise, it takes effect September 1, 2025.

Texas SB453 mandates a half-credit course on modern conflicts for high school students starting 2025-2026.

Texas SB453 amends the Education Code to require public high schools to include a half-credit course on modern conflicts in their curriculum. This course must cover topics such as the Cambodian Genocide, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, 9/11, the Iraq and Afghan Wars, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the history of Russia, China, North Korea, and Cuba. The changes apply to students entering ninth grade starting in the 2025-2026 school year. If the bill receives a two-thirds vote in both houses, it takes immediate effect; otherwise, it takes effect September 1, 2025.