Austin has changed sex education in its schools
The rest of Texas is primed to react
FOR A CONSERVATIVE bunch, Texans are talking a lot about anal sex. The cause is a change to sex-education lessons in the progressive city of Austin which, some fear, could spread to the rest of the state.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “TexEd”
From the January 4th 2020 edition
Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents
Explore the editionMore from United States
The beginning of the end of the Trump era
The new president is more confident, and radical, than ever—and also more accepted
Pam Bondi seems like a relatively safe pair of hands
But is America’s next attorney-general an independent operator?
Checks and Balance newsletter: Joe Biden’s farewell shot at the oligarchy
The outgoing president warns of a new “tech-industrial complex”
A protest against America’s TikTok ban is mired in contradiction
Another Chinese app is not the alternative some young Americans think it is
Joe Biden wound up serving Donald Trump
In some ways, his administration will look less like an interregnum than like MAGA-lite
How bad will the smoke be for Angelenos’ health?
Expect more sickness and disrupted schooling