Texas orders review of efforts to educate K-12 students about atrocities of Holocaust

A newly-enacted Texas law calls for a survey of the state’s 1,200 public school districts to review efforts to better educate students about genocide and the Holocaust. On September 1, HB 3466 took effect, directing the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) to review school districts’ implementation of requirements related to observances of…

Kilgore planning own festival as Munich, Germany celebrates 188th Oktoberfest

Record crowds are expected to celebrate the 188th Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany this month, marking the massive festival’s second year since back-to-back cancellations during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than six million visitors each year make the celebration of Bavarian tradition the largest festival in the world. Record crowds are expected to celebrate the 188th Oktoberfest…