{"id":1329226,"date":"2022-02-22T21:39:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T02:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1329226"},"modified":"2022-02-22T21:39:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T02:39:47","slug":"texas-land-commissioner-candidate-promises-to-defund-schools-teaching-corrosive-critical-race-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-land-commissioner-candidate-promises-to-defund-schools-teaching-corrosive-critical-race-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Land Commissioner Candidate Promises to Defund Schools Teaching &#039;Corrosive&#039; Critical Race Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-land-commissioner-candidate-promises-to-defund-schools-teaching-corrosive-critical-race-theory%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1329226&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Victor-Avilla-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Victor Avila, who is running for Texas Land Commissioner in the March 1 Republican primary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/hispanic-texas-land-commissioner-defund-schools-critical-race-theory\">said<\/a> he would block funding from all schools that teach critical race theory.<\/p>\n<p>Avila, a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agent, told Fox News that the race essentialist ideology is \u201ccorrosive,\u201d continuing that \u201cas a first-generation Mexican-American immigrant, I value the importance of educating our children on our nation\u2019s history and the history of other countries. Yet, [critical race theory] fails to promote inclusivity and unity. Instead, this theory encourages division among our children.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAllocating any funding into this program enables the radical left to promote their political agenda in our schools,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Texas General Land Office, of which Avila is vying to be commissioner, oversees the allocation of billions of dollars of school funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Texas Land Commissioner, the School Land Board will no longer rubber-stamp funding,\u201d he said. \u201cIf a school is teaching Critical Race Theory or any of its corrosive ideas, funding will not move past the Board and will be withheld until we can trust taxpayer dollars will be used appropriately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Avila also told Fox News that he joined the Carroll Independent School District\u2019s diversity council, on which he said other members \u201cassumed I was a liberal because I\u2019m Hispanic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I saw shocked me,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe left\u2019s hateful ideologies were being taught to our children. I raised my voice, sounded the alarm, and joined fellow parents in fighting back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eight Republicans and four Democrats have thrown their hats into the ring to become Texas Land Commissioner and replace the current commissioner, George P. Bush, who is challenging Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Texas primary day is scheduled for March 1.<\/p>\n<p><em>Breccan F. Thies<\/em>\u00a0<em>is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow him on Twitter\u00a0<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreccanFThies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BreccanFThies<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Avila, who is running for Texas Land Commissioner in the March 1 Republican primary, said he would block funding from all schools that teach critical race theory. 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