A Texas lawmaker has unveiled plans for a committee that would promote education focusing on the history and values of the Lone Star Republic. State Rep. Tan Parker, a Republican, on Monday introduced the bill (pdf) that would establish the 1836 Project, an advisory committee designed to “promote patriotic education and increase awareness of the Texas values that continue to stimulate boundless prosperity across this state.” Specifically, the “patriotic education” includes the presentation of the history of the state’s founding and foundational principles, examination of how the state has grown closer to those principles throughout history, and explanation of why commitment to those principles is beneficial and justified. According to the bill, the committee would also focus on raising awareness about major historical events that shaped the state, such as the Texas Revolution of 1836, the annexation of Texas by the United States, and Juneteenth, which marks the abolition of …