An ideological battle nearly destroyed the Texas State Historical Association. Now, many of the state’s prominent historians have started a rival group.
The Texas State Historical Association president and secretary have agreed to resign to avoid a lawsuit with the executive director, who sought to balance the board between academics and non-academics.
State Sen. Mayes Middleton and other non-academics worry some historians are choosing to tell a “woke” version of the state’s history, one that tarnishes traditional Texas heroes such as those