Posted on 11/03/2010 12:27:37 PM PDT by a fool in paradise
Republicans will keep two key seats on the State Board of Education in Tuesday's election, but Texans could see a more moderate tone in the makeup of the new board.
Republican Marsha Farney, of Georgetown, beat out Democrat Judy Jennings, of Austin, for the District 10 seat that runs from outside Harris County to Austin. Farney will replace Cynthia Dunbar, R-Richmond, one of the leaders of the social conservatives, who decided against another term.
In another key contest, incumbent Ken Mercer, R-San Antonio, easily outpaced Texas State University professor Rebecca Ball Metereau for the District 5 seat that runs from northern Bexar County to southern Travis County.
...In a potential upset, veteran Democratic incumbent Rene Nunez, of El Paso, was trailing GOP challenger Carlos Garza, of El Paso, in the District 1 race. El Paso is a strong Democratic-leaning community.
The election will last two years as all 15 board members will have to run again in 2012 because of redistricting to reflect shifting population trends. The next board will develop new health curriculum standards, which is sure to trigger arguments over sex education.
(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...
Some incumbents were defeated in the GOP primary back in the spring, and the Republicans are picking up some seats in the general election.
PING.
Wonder if the flat earthers will continue to insist that a fetus is not alive.
Didn’t they make all of the changes needed for the current order of textbooks? What difference will it make that the moderate/liberal republicans got on the board for 2 years?
That was history texts. Next up are health.
Ok thanks - just so you know how “moderate” Marsha Farney is, I know a anti-Christian progressive socialist who not only supported her but campaigned for her.
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