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Texas voters returned four incumbents to the state鈥檚 notoriously fractious Board of Education Tuesday night and elected three newcomers, according to the Texas Tribune鈥檚 . The balance of power remains the same, with five Democrats and 10 Republicans, each representing nearly 2 million Texans.

The board has a range of powers, including setting curricular standards and vetting texts and approving some charter school applications. Because Texas, like California, is home to so many students, the board鈥檚 mandates often affect what publishers and other education vendors produce, and by extension the materials that show up in classrooms throughout the country.

In Austin, TX, 15 people influence what’s taught to the next generation of children. Once a decade, the State Board of rewrites the standards for nearly 5 million schoolchildren. Learn more in ‘The Revisionaries’ at

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The board made headlines earlier this fall for contentious debates about the depiction of slavery鈥檚 role in the Civil War, whether to continue to refer to the defenders of the Alamo as 鈥渉eroic,鈥� and whether to mention Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller by name.

Seven of 15 seats were up for election. Democrats elected or re-elected are Ruben Cortez Jr., Marisa Perez, Lawrence Allen Jr., and Aicha Davis. Republicans are Matt Robinson, Patricia 鈥淧at鈥� Harvey, and Pam Little.

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