Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Wed, May 12, 2021 at 11:05 AM click to enlarge Wikimedia Commons / Zereshk (talk | contribs) The Texas House of Representatives meets during a legislative session. The Texas House has approved a bill educators worry will deal a setback to honest discussions on race, harm free speech in classrooms and hinder students understanding of civics. Republican-championed House Bill 3979, which would limit what public school students can learn about the United States treatment of people of color, passed Tuesday night on a 79-65 vote. With two exceptions, the vote fell along party lines. State Rep. Lyle Larson of San Antonio was the sole Republican to vote against it, the Texas Tribune reports.