A Texas bill that aims to purge elements of critical race theory from public schools is advancing through the state legislature, in the wake of a growing trend of Republican states pushing back against the race-centered ideology. Introduced on Monday by Republican state Rep. James White, the House Bill 4093 does not explicitly call out the critical race or gender theory, but specifically prohibits their key concepts from being taught by schools and teachers. If passed, the legislation would make it illegal to teach students that a person should be treated favorably or discriminated against because of his or her race or sex, that a person bears responsibility for the past actions of others of the same race or sex, or that a person of a certain race or sex is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive. The proposed legislation also prohibits state agencies, school districts, teachers, and administrators from taking …