The governor suggested more details would be released next week. The announcement Thursday of several initiatives is the latest in an ongoing conflict between Abbott, a Republican, and Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration.
Heidi Pérez-Moreno
Heidi Pérez-Moreno was a reporting fellow in 2021. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she has worked as a production assistant for The California Report at the NPR and PBS affiliate KQED. She was also a reporter for The Daily Tar Heel, where she served as a diversity, equity and inclusion officer and assistant audience engagement editor this year. Before transferring to UNC last August, Perez-Moreno was editor-in-chief and social media director for The Reporter at Miami Dade College. Pérez-Moreno was also a member of UNC’s chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
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Texas’ 1836 Project aims to promote “patriotic education,” but critics worry it will gloss over state’s history of racism
The project is essentially an advisory committee designed to promote the state’s history to Texas residents, largely through pamphlets given to people receiving driver’s licenses.
