It looks like the Lone Star State's reputation as a hotbed of anti-science fanaticism is about to be reinforced. At least six creationists/"intelligent design" proponents succeeded in getting invited to review high school biology textbooks that publishers have submitted for adoption in Texas this year. The State Board of Education (SBOE) will decide in November which textbooks to approve. Those textbooks could be in the state's public school science classrooms for nearly a decade.
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