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Tag Archives: Truth in Texas Textbooks

Signs at the Texas Freedom Network's Stand Up for Science rally

by David R. Brockman

Critics Fear New Texas Law Giving SBOE Wide Discretion Over Textbooks

Texas lawmakers just gave the State Board of Education more power over textbook content. What could possibly go wrong?

Wed, Jun 28, 2017 |

In past legislative sessions, a bill this momentous would have been major news. But in the “worst Legislature ever,” it received almost no press coverage at...Read More

Truth in Texas Textbooks founder Roy White

by Patrick Michels

A New Conservative Watchdog’s Big Textbook War Debut

Tue, Nov 25, 2014 |

A new textbook watchdog, rooted in conservative grassroots activism, drove the debate over Texas' new social studies books—and they're just getting started....Read More

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