Texas bill would require students to pass citizenship test to graduate

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas high school students may be required to pass a U.S. citizenship test in order to graduate.
On Thursday, the House Public Education Committee approved House Bill 1776, which would replace a U.S. history course that students take at the end of a semester with a test that people take to get their U.S. citizenship.
“The content of the United States citizenship exam is content that every U.S. citizen needs to know,” Joni Rodela, a Social Studies teacher at L