This excerpt is dated April 15, 2015. It is the latest update I could find. And I found that after the war, 11 Texas governors were former Confederate soldiers (plus Pendleton Murrah who was governor during the War). There were many more ex-Confederates who served in the U.S. Congress and the Texas Congress. These are just trivial facts to proponents of HB 1242.

But many of those who testified used their time to clarify what they consider clear evidence that Texas was always a Confederate state. Rudy Roy, a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans from Palestine, Texas, pointed out that 32 counties in Texas are named after confederate soldiers.

"If we start trying to change the historical record for political reasons, we do great damage to our heritage," said Roy. "I'm sorry to say it this way, but we were not a Yankee state!"

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When Howard, in response to criticism, insisted that the bill was not about political correctness or erasing history, she was mocked by audience members. Those who signed up to testify overwhelmingly opposed the bill, some saying Hale was too young or naïve to understand the impacts of what he was proposing.

One committee member was compelled to interrupt the hearing to encourage Hale, telling him, "I don't want you to be affected by the comments you're hearing here today." The bill was left pending in committee.