Texas

Education Code
Title 2. Public Education
Subtitle F. Curriculum, Programs, and Services
Chapter 28. Courses of Study; Advancement
Subchapter A. Essential Knowledge and Skills; Curriculum

Tex. Educ. Code § 28.002 (2004) – Required Curriculum

(a) Each school district that offers kindergarten through grade 12 shall offer, as a required curriculum:

(1) a foundation curriculum that includes:…

(D) social studies, consisting of Texas, United States, and world
history, government, and geography; and…

(h) The State Board of Education and each school district shall foster the continuation of the tradition of teaching United States and Texas history and the free enterprise system in regular subject matter and in reading courses and in the adoption of textbooks. A primary purpose of the public school curriculum is to prepare thoughtful, active citizens who understand the importance of patriotism and can function productively in a free enterprise society with appreciation for the basic democratic values of our state and national heritage.…

[This statute was located on July 7, 2005 and may have been modified or amended since that date.]