Our Texas schools are becoming more diverse in terms of language, race, and culture, but our curriculum often does not reflect this same diversity. Despite the availability of texts featuring Latinx youth identities, English curriculum still centers on canonical texts that often bolster the privilege of dominant groups over the marginalization of others. The authors assert that the English curriculum must shift to provide the large population of Latinx students in Texas, and beyond, with a curriculum that reflects their cultural identities, experiences, and languages. We make this case by discussing the necessity of incorporating culturally relevant texts and pedagogies, beginning with the engagement of Latinx culture in the curriculum, to affirm youth and empower them as bold readers, writers, and critical thinkers. We then provide practical suggestions for teachers, including a list of culturally relevant books to use with Latinx adolescent students, lesson plans, discussion questions, teaching ideas, and writing prompts for use with Elizabeth Acevedo's "The Poet X."