Texas NewsTexas Senate Passes Bill That Bans Critical Race Theory From ClassroomsSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintSchool children walk outside Condit Elementary School in Bellaire, outside Houston, Texas, on Dec. 16, 2020. François Picard/AFP via Getty ImagesAllen Zhongsenior writer5/22/2021|Updated: 5/25/2021The Texas state Senate passed a bill on May 22 that prohibits schools from mandating the teaching of critical race theory (CRT).House Bill 3979 doesn’t mention CRT by name, but apparently aims to ban the quasi-Marxist ideology in public and open-enrollment charter schools.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.