Bluer district creates opportunity to push the State Board of Education leftward.
Rebecca Bell-Metereau, which after redistricting is now a safely blue seat that includes all of Austin and most of the metro area. The 15-member board, with nine Republicans, controls the content of what's taught to Texas public school students by adopting textbooks and curriculum standards. In recent years, board members have faced off in debates over the teaching of evolution, sex education, the role of race in Texas history, and other controversial topics.
In recent years, Board of Education members have faced off in debates over the teaching of evolution, sex education, the role of race in Texas history, and other controversial topics.
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