A board member indicated he believed some of the proposed materials would run afoul of state statutes on parental rights.
This is Abbott's second attempt, broader in scope than the first. His initial request to the Texas Association of School Boards dead-ended.
The proposed map for the Texas State Board of Education would boost Republican support in three districts while bolstering Democratic support in another.
The special session replacement for the bill meant to curb critical race theory in the classroom differs from the original in a few key ways.
The State Board of Education has never rejected a majority of charter school applicants before. The meeting's narrowest vote was bipartisan.
Democratic State Rep. Gina Hinojosa wants the Texas Commissioner of Education to take office by vote instead of the governor's appointment.
Calls for the inclusion of LGBT terminology and gender identity education did not persuade the state board's curriculum decision.
Rejecting calls for LGBT inclusion, the proposed TEKS continue to push abstinence while presenting facts the current standards leave out.
LGBT activists call the sex education standards too narrow, while others fear the new plan could override abstinence-only parental teaching.
Rebecca Bell-Metereau, a college professor and candidate for State Board of Education, wrote a film review book on cross-dressing and sexualization.
