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Midland school board votes to restore school name honoring Confederate general
Five years ago, during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, the board voted to change the high school to Legacy High. On Tuesday, it reversed course.
Texas school restoring name honoring Confederate general
The Midland Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 4-3 late on August 12, 2025, to revert Legacy High School to its original name.
Is a Confederate general poised for a comeback at this West Texas school?
Weeks after Fort Cavazos changed back to Fort Hood, a Texas school district could be following a similar path by returning the name of Confederate General Robert E. Lee to one of its high schools.
In Controversial Vote, Texas High School Reverses Name Change to Once Again Honor Confederate General
It's reverting back to that of a defeated Confederate general. The Midland Independent School District board of trustees voted 4-3 on Tuesday evening to rename Legacy High School back to Midland Lee High School.
Another District Restores a Confederate Name to Its Schools
The district dropped Robert E. Lee's name from two buildings in 2020. The Lee name will be back for the 2026-27 year.
Texas high school to revert back to its original name
But on Tuesday night, one high school in Texas is going back to its original name, which is associated with arguably the most important person during that Civil War period. The Midland Independent School District,

MISD could be first in Texas to reverse course on Confederate naming

Midland trustees will consider renaming Legacy High to Midland Lee, a move that could make MISD the first in Texas to ...

Trump administration to reinstall two Confederate statues

The Trump administration is planning to reinstall two Confederate monuments, following through on a push by President Donald ...

Trump officials reinstating 2 Confederate monuments

The administration has plans to 'restore Confederate names and symbols' discarded in the wake of George Floyd's 2020 murder ...

What happened to Confederate money after the Civil War?

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Confederate statue to return to Arlington with $10M taxpayer-funded restoration

Visitors at Arlington Cemetery can expect to see the Confederate monument in 2027, featuring panels offering context about ...

National Park Service to reinstall Confederate statue in Washington, DC, that was toppled during 2020 protests

The National Park Service will reinstall a statue of a Confederate general in Washington, D.C. that was toppled during the ...
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Confederate memorial to return to Arlington National Cemetery

A memorial commemorating Confederate soldiers will be reinstated to Arlington National Cemetery after it was removed in an ...
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Defense leaders to return Confederate memorial to Arlington Cemetery

The sculpture honoring Confederate fighters and the separatist movement was removed from the miltiary cemetery in 2023, but ...

Toppled Confederate statue in DC to be replaced in line with Trump’s executive order

WASHINGTON (AP) — A statue of a Confederate general that was toppled by protesters in Washington in 2020 will be restored and ...
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Renaming of military bases stirs debate over Confederate ties

More than half a dozen Army bases’ names were changed in 2023 because they honored Confederate leaders. Those same bases are reverting back to their original names, this time with different ...