Candidate says education board is overstepping its authority over state's textbooks

AUSTIN – An effort by some State Board of Education members to specify how Christianity and Islam should be covered in new world history books is illegal and should be dropped, a candidate who is expected to be an incoming board member and who has clashed with social conservatives said Wednesday.

Stutz reports: http://dallasne.ws/9aIsWa

Social conservative faces tough battle for state ed board sea

Our own Terrence Stutz reports on a hotly contested School Board race between a nationally-known social conservative and his determined challenger.
"The battle for control of the State Board of Education will largely be determined by Republican primary voters in four key races – and nowhere is the competition more fierce than for the seat that represents part of Collin County and much of East Texas."
Read on here.