GOP Voters Oust Key Conservative from Texas Ed. Board
Although most national attention on the Texas primary is focusing on incumbent Gov. Rick Perry's win, the results will spark some changes on the state board of education. But not soon enough to affect final action later this spring on revising the state's social studies standards, which have sparked a lot of controversy. Don McLeroy, seen as a key leader of a Christian conservative bloc on the board, was defeated by Thomas Ratliff, a moderate Republican. With no Democrat and one Libertarian on the ballot this fall, Ratliff is virtually assured of the post, reports the Dallas Morning News. "Ratliff's ...
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