The holiday was created to honor former confederate leaders. However, a lawmaker says holidays imply celebrating and championing positive events, and Confederate Heroes Day is not one.
A Texas lawmaker is pushing to eliminate "Confederate Heroes Day," as he says it should have never been recognized in the first place.A Texas lawmaker is pushing to eliminate a state holiday that's celebrated on Jan. 19. That holiday is known as "Confederate Heroes Day," and it was created in 1973 by the Texas Legislature.
"It's still a holiday that should not be in our books and should not be synonymous with what Texas is," Johnson said. Because it's a state holiday, state offices remain open, but employees have the option to take the day off. "Replacing it with something that is more in line with what our countries values are," Naveed Shah, political director at Common Defense, said.
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