Gail Lowe is the Head of the TEA Board. She is a Repub.
The make-up of the Board is mainly Repubs. Pretty much community oriented over-achievers. But I think the Country should feel fairly safe with these mainstream (normal people) working on the Texbook Issue.
This may help since you are going on FOX>
Fox inaccurately reporting State Board of Education action
AUSTIN The Fox Network in recent days has repeatedly broadcast highly inaccurate information about the State Board of Educations efforts to adopt the new social studies curriculum standards.
Here are the facts. The direct quotes come from the March 10 broadcast of Fox & Friends.
Fox: Texas board of education begins hearings today on proposed changes to textbooks
The truth: The State Board of Education today is expected to take a preliminary vote on updated social studies curriculum standards. The standards detail what teachers are to teach in each class. New social studies textbooks are not scheduled to be selected until 2011.
Link: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=8203