Texas Board of Education Considers Religious Influence and Framing in Curriculum Overhaul

Muslim Texans seek positive teachings of Islam as education board wraps social studies changes

By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2026 Muslim Texans pressed State Board of Education members on Monday for more classroom instruction centering on how people of Islamic faith positively contributed to world history. With the majority-Republican board expected to finalize what high schoolers learn in social studies this week, dozens of speakers said…

CAIR Action, CAIR Texas Call on Texas SBOE to Reject Biased Social Studies Standards

Texas Board of Education considers religious influence and framing in curriculum overhaul

Texas education leaders are debating controversial proposed high school social studies standards that emphasize America's biblical roots while framing early Islam around military conflict.

Texas’ divisive overhaul of high school social studies lessons set to conclude this week

Final debates on proposed changes will come after years of deliberations about race and religion in the classroom.

Divisive rewrite of Texas social studies to conclude this week

Final debates on proposed changes to high school courses will come after years of deliberations about race and religion.