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class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Cirlos for the San Antonio Report </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/21/texas-board-education-public-school-library-books-legislature/">State Board of Education says it wants more control over public school library books</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jaden-edison/">Jaden Edison</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:16:00 -0600" title="2024-11-21 18:16 CST"> Updated: Nov. 21, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A majority of the panel voted to call on the Texas Legislature to pass a state law giving members the authority to determine age-appropriate books for students. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/21/texas-board-education-public-school-library-books-legislature/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/21/texas-board-education-public-school-library-books-legislature/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dNP9MdMnh6gJPDJs3X-jIxzbQBE=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542c8fbbfb855af5c6dee6683913a88c/Walsh%20Middle%20School%20EG%2011.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CrRb-kPJxUT1nz89vHy5Po573lo=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542c8fbbfb855af5c6dee6683913a88c/Walsh%20Middle%20School%20EG%2011.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uPtauSxDQwV4xwWXtpHB3roLiKI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542c8fbbfb855af5c6dee6683913a88c/Walsh%20Middle%20School%20EG%2011.jpg" alt="Books line shelves at the Walsh Middle School library in Round Rock on July 11, 2022." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/20/texas-curriculum-greg-abbott-tiffany-clark-leslie-recine/">Approval of Texas' Bible-infused curriculum will likely depend on Abbott appointee</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jaden-edison/">Jaden Edison</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:46:40 -0600" title="2024-11-20 16:46 CST"> Nov. 20, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Tiffany Clark, who was elected to fill a vacant State Board of Education seat in January, said she would have voted against the curriculum. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/20/texas-curriculum-greg-abbott-tiffany-clark-leslie-recine/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/20/texas-curriculum-greg-abbott-tiffany-clark-leslie-recine/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tI_tSeCFnokup8oVrS-E2FplUFs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b718830448325cdc588ca2d022103ea/Tiffany%20Clark%20SBOE%20TT.jpg" alt="SBOE District 13 elect Tiffany Clark" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4mEnYH9gYUddYhWxayFOxHkvGx0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b718830448325cdc588ca2d022103ea/Tiffany%20Clark%20SBOE%20TT.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/PUn3J1RgLaWbgURCcwrQElVKx-o=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b718830448325cdc588ca2d022103ea/Tiffany%20Clark%20SBOE%20TT.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/rXr4q24pCTaqQk9JgDkVgNqpgIE=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b718830448325cdc588ca2d022103ea/Tiffany%20Clark%20SBOE%20TT.jpg 1550w, 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https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/cDpcRj_UWoguwqhRcgJ9T7TmBMM=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b718830448325cdc588ca2d022103ea/Tiffany%20Clark%20SBOE%20TT.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tI_tSeCFnokup8oVrS-E2FplUFs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b718830448325cdc588ca2d022103ea/Tiffany%20Clark%20SBOE%20TT.jpg" alt="SBOE District 13 elect Tiffany Clark" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Social Media </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/19/texas-sboe-bible-christianity-curriculum/">State Board of Education approves Bible-infused curriculum</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jaden-edison/">Jaden Edison</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:54:00 -0600" title="2024-11-22 16:54 CST"> Updated: Nov. 22, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Critics say the curriculum overemphasizes Christianity. Texas school districts don’t have to use it but will receive $60 per student if they do. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/19/texas-sboe-bible-christianity-curriculum/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/19/texas-sboe-bible-christianity-curriculum/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/q3setl3fPPkYP2nYZS5YzpW0jUU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/9a97eed82f03bcc67aab53e0eccdd867/1122%20SBOE%20Bluebonnet%20LW%20TT%2001.JPG" alt="Leslie Recine at a State Board of Education meeting in Austin on Nov. 22, 2024." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/q3setl3fPPkYP2nYZS5YzpW0jUU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/9a97eed82f03bcc67aab53e0eccdd867/1122%20SBOE%20Bluebonnet%20LW%20TT%2001.JPG" alt="Leslie Recine at a State Board of Education meeting in Austin on Nov. 22, 2024." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/18/texas-curriculum-history-social-studies-slavery-racism/">How some Texas parents and historians say a new state curriculum glosses over slavery and racism</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jaden-edison/">Jaden Edison</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 18 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0600" title="2024-11-18 05:00 CST"> Nov. 18, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Education officials say the materials were designed to be age appropriate but critics argue they repeatedly omit key context and oversimplify history. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/18/texas-curriculum-history-social-studies-slavery-racism/">Full Story <span 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class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Rachel Zein for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/08/dan-patrick-texas-senate-school-choice-vouchers/">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick names private school vouchers as his top legislative priority</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:40:07 -0600" title="2024-11-08 12:40 CST"> Nov. 8, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">School voucher supporters say they have the votes to get a bill across both the Texas Senate, led by Patrick, and the House, which has repeatedly blocked such proposals. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/08/dan-patrick-texas-senate-school-choice-vouchers/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/08/dan-patrick-texas-senate-school-choice-vouchers/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7W6th31dmivw6afSn0S3mAF3yl4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="Lt. 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Dan Patrick speaks at the 2024 Texas GOP Convention in San Antonio on May 23, 2024." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MJC5nkeRQylvdwVCugvDMv29m9U=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-pPZcw2NcStII9l1k_TJSXtNmGY=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/t61atpgb2dDEVlX40S-Kj2qbc3c=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2GGQcvlaTCwIlf2H-6FXXuM5W04=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/A8rC6MyyfeppCGNvHgbeKRKCYNc=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/wt1V5iNUJaHlyhjQifRhBryoEKc=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_4BVGM3ZCzyBkFKtYB6h5ncYN-M=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FWy55vv0gJ6BTarVCzQhCqcv7fQ=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mz8OgZZRkMMkvDMCh9iLzK0wANw=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hgfz5x8gYeh3NSymqYzXP9wLlcI=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/W8wyu6_lZKvCz0bQU4L6EP1v29s=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-5U7hEDhlhTcksIP5c4JO-kwAsY=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iVh8CMaHGG3j90IbmlylFQ9V13w=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7W6th31dmivw6afSn0S3mAF3yl4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gakRNVKvBig23K7F6VHdkQbAS4A=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/rR4kFFt5eD-mTras43nRAiLSrCY=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7W6th31dmivw6afSn0S3mAF3yl4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/78e0cb3cab75f3569672e8e1a7cdda5b/0523%20Texas%20GOP%20Con%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks at the 2024 Texas GOP Convention in San Antonio on May 23, 2024." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/06/texas-house-greg-abbott-school-vouchers-funding/">Texas Legislature will approve school vouchers and boost public education funds next year, Abbott says</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jaden-edison/">Jaden Edison</a>, Graphics by <a href="/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:31:48 -0600" title="2024-11-06 18:31 CST"> Nov. 6, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Last year, Abbott refused to give public schools a major raise without passing a voucher program. His tone was more conciliatory after Election Day. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/06/texas-house-greg-abbott-school-vouchers-funding/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/06/texas-house-greg-abbott-school-vouchers-funding/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dab2o2G_A8bVUtMmBlbgLZeR1Jg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0952819333315205e1bde43fef87fdff/1106%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Victory%20MC%2002.jpg" alt="Governor Greg Abbott speaks about school choice during a visit to the Kingdom Life Academy private school on Wednesday November 6, 2024, in Tyler. 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" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/05/texas-board-of-education-2024-race-results/">Republicans maintain majority on the Texas State Board of Education</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jaden-edison/">Jaden Edison</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:54:00 -0600" title="2024-11-06 12:54 CST"> Updated: Nov. 6, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Republicans Tom Maynard, Pam Little, Aaron Kinsey and Brandon Hall prevailed in contested races. Democrat Gustavo Reveles won in the District 1 race. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/05/texas-board-of-education-2024-race-results/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/05/texas-board-of-education-2024-race-results/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZOvgjhbMgixIPcYL-wI9kHsys4c=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/379a1ff05c6f5387096d78233dc967ff/SBOE%20MXAM%20Textbooks%2007%20TT.jpg" alt="State Board of Education chambers during the SBOE hearing on the controversial Mexican-American studies textbooks in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 13. Scholars who have reviewed Mexican American Heritage have pointed out that the textbook is riddled with factual errors, promotes offensive ethnic stereotypes and disparages Mexican Americans and their contributions to this country. 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Scholars who have reviewed Mexican American Heritage have pointed out that the textbook is riddled with factual errors, promotes offensive ethnic stereotypes and disparages Mexican Americans and their contributions to this country. " class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Martin do Nascimento for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/05/texas-house-senate-election-2024-results/">Texas GOP poised to increase its majorities in the Legislature</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/zach-despart/">Zach Despart</a> and <a href="/about/staff/renzo-downey/">Renzo Downey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:46:00 -0600" title="2024-11-06 06:46 CST"> Updated: Nov. 6, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Gov. Greg Abbott said the House would have enough Republicans to pass school vouchers next year. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/05/texas-house-senate-election-2024-results/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/05/texas-house-senate-election-2024-results/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/56RgyOrHXIjbFC0KMb5lRYvOfGg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8dee21dfee30855ac66462c24b59769d/0529%20Sine%20Die%20EG%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="Lawmakers on the House floor during Sine Die of the 88th Texas Legislative Session, at the Capitol in Austin, on May 29, 2023." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> 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t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/10/31/texas-curriculum-board-christian-advocacy/">Reading, writing and religion? A Texas curriculum advisory board’s link to faith-based advocacy</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By Isaac Windes, San Antonio Report for The Texas Tribune </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 31 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0500" title="2024-10-31 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 31, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The composition of the state’s hand-picked curriculum advisory board raises questions about whether panelists were inclined to green-light Bible-infused coursework. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/10/31/texas-curriculum-board-christian-advocacy/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/10/31/texas-curriculum-board-christian-advocacy/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/pro1Lp9Jgmyo5lybREJ0jvMDs7Y=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6b2822a79fbf66c0e6a75a78d75b6f53/0226%20Nacogdoches%20JA%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="Holy Bibles rest on chairs at Stonewall Church in Douglass on Feb. 26, 2024. 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Mulligan for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/10/28/texas-shars-medicaid-special-education/">Texas is slashing $607 million in Medicaid funding from program for students with disabilities</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jaden-edison/">Jaden Edison</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0500" title="2024-10-28 13:00 CDT"> Oct. 28, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">School officials say the 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is-hidden-until-bp-s">Revising the social studies curriculum could be among the divisive issues the Texas State Board of Education tackles next year. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/10/18/texas-state-board-of-education-races-2024/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/10/18/texas-state-board-of-education-races-2024/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GjLL1dl2OGNGpEioFXJk15eRvSg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e9e82247fa117ad4da6a2d9785ce39bf/SBOE%20MXAM%20Textbooks%2005%20TT.jpg" alt="State Board of Education chambers during the SBOE hearing on the controversial Mexican-American studies textbooks in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 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has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/sneha-dey/">Sneha Dey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 16 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0500" title="2024-10-16 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 16, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Despite the group’s strong participation, Hispanic students graduate college at a lower rate than peers in the program, according to a report. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/10/16/texas-dual-enrollment-high-school-community-college/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/10/16/texas-dual-enrollment-high-school-community-college/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> 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21:11:03 -0500" title="2024-10-15 21:11 CDT"> Oct. 15, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Texas Education Agency found that checks mailed to Miles’ charter school network in Colorado were eventually deposited into the network’s Texas account. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/10/15/houston-isd-mike-miles-cleared-wrongdoing-tea/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/10/15/houston-isd-mike-miles-cleared-wrongdoing-tea/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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in Texas. 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Tribune Staff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 03 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0500" title="2024-10-03 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 3, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texan voters will have significant influence in November, both within and outside the state. They will be electing a U.S. senator, 38 U.S. House members, 150 state House members, as well as various judges and local elected officials. Additionally, they will have influence over important questions. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/10/03/texas-2024-election-issues-to-watch/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/10/03/texas-2024-election-issues-to-watch/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2rtZayCXG6H5O4hj_-0p5MIg54o=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0b60a11531038bf199216bb56bf12904/0624%20Capitol-Austin%20File%20OA%20TT%2035.jpg" alt="The Capitol Dome overlooks the city on Tuesday, June 24, 2024, at the Texas Capitol Building in Austin." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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