/tags/confederate-symbols Confederate Symbols en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:49:53 GMT /news/2021-02-24/nearly-100-confederate-monuments-removed-in-2020-report-says-more-than-700-remain An annual survey by the Southern Poverty Law Center found that 168 Confederate symbols, 94 of them monuments, came down across the country, virtually all in the aftermath of George Floyd's killing. Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:49:53 GMT /news/2021-02-24/nearly-100-confederate-monuments-removed-in-2020-report-says-more-than-700-remain Rachel Treisman /news/2020-08-26/first-it-was-celebrated-then-it-was-scorned-kyle-city-council-drops-fajita-drive-road-name Kyle City Council voted Tuesday to scrap plans to rename a 2-mile stretch of road that lies west of I-35 "Fajita Drive."The name was meant to replace the� Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:22:27 GMT /news/2020-08-26/first-it-was-celebrated-then-it-was-scorned-kyle-city-council-drops-fajita-drive-road-name Riane Roldan /news/2020-08-20/city-of-kyle-backtracks-on-decision-to-rename-rebel-drive-fajita-drive Lee esta historia en español. The City of Kyle is reconsidering its decision to change the name of Rebel Drive to Fajita Drive.Council members unanimously� Thu, 20 Aug 2020 22:30:27 GMT /news/2020-08-20/city-of-kyle-backtracks-on-decision-to-rename-rebel-drive-fajita-drive Riane Roldan /2020-08-03/we-always-knew-what-it-stood-for-small-texas-town-torn-over-its-confederate-statue More than 60 monuments that celebrate the Confederacy and its military men have come down in cities all across America. But more than 1,700 remain, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 09:00:00 GMT /2020-08-03/we-always-knew-what-it-stood-for-small-texas-town-torn-over-its-confederate-statue John Burnett /austin/2020-07-29/austin-will-start-renaming-parks-streets-creeks-and-anything-else-that-honors-white-supremacy Lee esta historia en español. Austin will re-examine � and could ultimately change � the names of its streets, buildings, parks and creeks that venerate� Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:53:53 GMT /austin/2020-07-29/austin-will-start-renaming-parks-streets-creeks-and-anything-else-that-honors-white-supremacy Andrew Weber /texas/2019-01-25/as-it-ponders-where-to-put-a-confederate-plaque-a-texas-state-board-faces-backlash-for-removing-it What started Friday as a public State Preservation Board hearing on where to place a controversial Confederate plaque that was recently removed from the� Fri, 25 Jan 2019 19:24:08 GMT /texas/2019-01-25/as-it-ponders-where-to-put-a-confederate-plaque-a-texas-state-board-faces-backlash-for-removing-it Alex Samuels/Texas Tribune /texas/2019-01-10/the-confederate-plaque-in-the-texas-capitol-will-be-removed A plaque honoring the Confederate States of America in the Texas Capitol will be taken down after a vote from the Texas State Preservation Board.In a� Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:05:59 GMT /texas/2019-01-10/the-confederate-plaque-in-the-texas-capitol-will-be-removed Andrew Weber /education/2018-12-17/austin-isd-board-votes-to-rename-fulmore-middle-school-after-teacher-sarah-beth-lively The Austin Independent School District's Board of Trustees voted Monday to rename Fulmore Middle School after a longtime social studies teacher, Sarah� Tue, 18 Dec 2018 04:05:52 GMT /education/2018-12-17/austin-isd-board-votes-to-rename-fulmore-middle-school-after-teacher-sarah-beth-lively Claire McInerny /education/2018-11-27/aisd-board-votes-to-rename-allan-center-passes-on-4-other-confederate-named-schools The Austin Independent School District's Board of Trustees voted Monday night to rename the Allan Center, named for Confederate Army officer John T.� Tue, 27 Nov 2018 13:13:37 GMT /education/2018-11-27/aisd-board-votes-to-rename-allan-center-passes-on-4-other-confederate-named-schools Claire McInerny /austin/2018-11-21/legislature-okd-confederate-plaque-at-texas-capitol-and-it-can-ok-its-removal-paxton-says Who can remove a controversial plaque honoring the Confederacy in the Texas Capitol building? Attorney General Ken Paxton answered that question in an� Wed, 21 Nov 2018 20:07:15 GMT /austin/2018-11-21/legislature-okd-confederate-plaque-at-texas-capitol-and-it-can-ok-its-removal-paxton-says Andy Jechow