After several years of especially divisive “culture war” battles over what Texas public school students should learn about evolution, history and other subjects, the State Board of Education last week decided that it will adopt new science textbooks for all schools in 2013. The new adoption schedule also has the board approving textbooks for history […]
Recent Blogs
Celebrating Mediocrity in Texas?
This should tell you a lot about the intellectual and moral bankruptcy of the Texas State Board of Education. Last year the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute sharply criticized the state board for its “ideological manipulation,” historical revisionism and contempt for expertise in adopting new social studies curriculum standards for Texas public schools in 2010. […]
Right-wingers Head to Austin This Weekend
Right-wing activists will get their rage on at the Conservative Texans Political Action Conference (CTxPAC) this weekend in Austin. No surprise: it looks like anti-government, religious-right radicalism will dominate the confab. Sponsored by the Austin-based organization New Revolution Now, the event will feature speakers from Liberty Institute (the Focus on the Family affiliate in Texas), […]
The Week in Quotes (Jan. 22 – 28)
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
Talking Points
From today’s TFN News Clips: “I think it’s unnatural. I think it’s wrong that people touch other people’s private parts outside of special covenantal relationships.” — Texas state Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, talking about airport security pat-downs by Transportation Security Administration agents. Stay informed with TFN News Clips, a daily digest of news on issues […]
