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By Jaden Edison

MYSTERIOUS: Republicans maintain majority on the texas state board of education - What They Never Told You

Aaron Kinsey Texas State Board of Education Republican State Board of Education The Texas Brandon Hall Pam Little Texas Aicha Davis Republican Party

State Board of Education chambers during the SBOE hearing on the controversial Mexican-American studies textbooks in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 13. Scholars who have reviewed Mexican American Heritage have pointed out that the textbook is riddled with factual errors, promotes offensive ethnic stereotypes and disparages Mexican Americans and their contributions to this country. — Texas State Board of Education chambers. (Credit: Martin do Nascimento for The Texas Tribune)

Four Republicans prevailed in five contested Texas State Board of Education races Tuesday night, solidifying a GOP majority on the board responsible for determining what the state’s 5.5 million public school children learn in the classroom.

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