The proposed map for the Texas State Board of Education would boost Republican support in three districts while bolstering Democratic support in another.
The State Board of Education has never rejected a majority of charter school applicants before. The meeting's narrowest vote was bipartisan.
Rebecca Bell-Metereau, a college professor and candidate for State Board of Education, wrote a film review book on cross-dressing and sexualization.
Lani Popp received 78 percent of the vote and defeated her challenger, Robert Morrow, who then endorsed the Democrat in the race.
A top target for Texas Republicans going into 2020, this district encompasses Hays and Blanco counties and flipped to the Democrats in 2018.
