Texas Native Studies Class: A Legal Battleground Amidst Anti-DEI Push

Texas's State Board of Education narrowly voted to renew an American Indian/Native Studies course, navigating new state laws aimed at limiting instruction on race and gender. This decision highlights a legal tension between state-level anti-DEI legislation and federal guidance affirming tribal sovereignty as distinct from race, with the course's long-term stability still uncertain as advocates seek its integration into core state curriculum standards.