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Meet the latest wingnuts to join Texas’ State Board of Education

Seditious Texiters. Conspiracy theorists. A January 6 insurrectionist.

by Josephine Lee, The Texas Observer January 22, 2023May 19, 2025

Seditious Texiters. Conspiracy theorists. A January 6 insurrectionist.

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Conservative backlash pushes Texas social studies curriculum review to 2025

The board was initially supposed to update the social studies curriculum by the end of this year.

by Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune September 2, 2022July 30, 2025

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Texas education board moves to delay updates to social studies curriculum after conservative pushback

Opponents of the recommended changes, including Republican legislators, complained that they downplayed Texan and American exceptionalism and didn’t present opposing views on the gay rights movement.

by Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune August 31, 2022August 17, 2023

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San Antonio Current columnist Kevin Sanchez wins Association of Alternative Newsmedia award

Sanchez’s Bad Takes column won 1st place in AAN’s political column category.

by Sanford Nowlin August 1, 2022May 17, 2025

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Texas board rejects proposal from group to call slavery ‘involuntary relocation’ in public schools

Deliberation on a new curriculum is being conducted as GOP lawmakers try to eradicate classroom topics that make students ‘feel discomfort.’

by Michael Karlis July 1, 2022October 15, 2024

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Uvalde shooting pushes Texas teachers to breaking point

Tuesday’s school shooting is a tragic end to a terrible year for Texas teachers who faced two COVID-19 surges, staffing shortages, school boards fights, book bans.

by Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune May 28, 2022July 15, 2025

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Texas’ traditionally sleepy school board races are suddenly attracting attention — and money

As conservative parents become more frustrated with how school boards handled the pandemic, once-ignored school board elections are becoming better funded.

by Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune March 19, 2022November 24, 2023

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Meet the latest wingnuts to join Texas’ State Board of Education

Texas education board moves to delay updates to social studies curriculum after conservative pushback

San Antonio Current columnist Kevin Sanchez wins Association of Alternative Newsmedia award

Uvalde shooting pushes Texas teachers to breaking point

Texas’ traditionally sleepy school board races are suddenly attracting attention — and money

Bad Takes: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s rage at Critical Race Theory is only his latest distraction attempt

Assclown Alert: Cranking the asinine up to 11 with Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick

Texas school district the latest to fall victim to GOP-driven ‘furry’ hysteria

A Texas charter school had to remove an anti-racist quote from its website before it could open

Bad Takes: We should celebrate Desmond Tutu’s whole legacy, not just the parts that feel comfortable

Texas’ new history curriculum keeps white kids from getting triggered

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s hunt for ‘porn’ in public schools is laughable but not without consequences

Gov. Greg Abbott demands criminal investigation of so-called ‘pornography’ in public schools

Bad Takes: Ineptitude and corruption explain Democrats’ recent losses, not ‘wokeness’

Analysis: Shaming Ted Cruz for his defense of a Nazi salute assumes he has any sense of decency left

Texas GOP lawmaker starts probe into schools’ ‘objectionable’ books dealing with race, gender