There is a renewed push to abolish a state holiday few Texans may know about: Confederate Heroes Day.
For the third legislative session, Democrat State Rep. Jarvis Johnson of Houston filed a bill to abolish it.
“The call now is to get rid of this harmful, hateful holiday,” Johnson told reporters Wednesday in Austin. Joined by other Democrats including State Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas, who is sponsoring the bill in the Texas Senate, they called on colleagues to end the Texas holiday honoring confederate generals.Sign up for NBC DFW newsletters“Being dead and fighting for the wrong cause doesn’t make you a hero,” said Johnson. “What makes you a hero is if you see what’s right and you pursue it.”
Recognized every Jan. 19 to coincide with Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s birthday, state offices remain open but employees receive paid time off. The holiday was passed by the legislature in 1973 and at the same time, statewide efforts to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. failed.
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