A voter guide put together by three Texas groups and the American Family Association appears to identify the religious right’s slate of candidates in the May 29 Republican primaries for the Texas State Board of Education: Veronica Anzaldua, Corpus Christi, District 2 Ken Mercer, San Antonio, District 5 (incumbent) David Bradley, Beaumont, District 7 (incumbent) […]
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Vote for a State Board of Education That Puts Kids Ahead of Politics
Today is the last day for early voting for Tuesday’s primary elections — contests that will help shape the face of public education in Texas for a generation. Because of redistricting, all 15 seats on the State Board of Education (SBOE) are up for election this year. For the first time, all of the state […]
Challenger Outspending Religious-Righter Bradley in Texas SBOE Race
New campaign finance reports show that one of the most prominent members of the Texas State Board of Education‘s far-right faction is being heavily outspent in his bid for re-election to the board seat he has held since 1996. District 7 incumbent David Bradley, R-Beaumont Buna, reported spending just under $15,000 in the period from […]
BOR Post about the Texas State Board of Education
Burnt Orange Report, an Austin-based blog about Texas politics, has a piece up about two State Board of Education candidates and the recent controversial history of that board. Check it out here. […]
GOP Candidates for Texas Ed Board: Government Not Responsible for Education
At least 10 out of 27 Republicans seeking election to the State Board of Education (SBOE), which oversees public education across Texas, say they don’t agree that “it is the government’s responsibility to be sure children are properly educated.” Of 13 Republicans responding to a candidate survey sent out by a collection of religious-right groups, […]
