The New York Times has an editorial on the situation. An excerpt is below:
The [Texas] State Board of Education fumbled a decision on curriculum standards last week. The struggle will be resumed in March.... The voting, a preliminary test of how the culture-war winds are blowing, concerned whether to approve or amend proposed new [science education] standards that had been carefully crafted by teams of educators and other experts.

This article totally explains how Fundies have grabbed power over the last thirty years.
http://www.broowaha.com/article.php?id=4530
Posted by: John Robertson | February 02, 2009 at 09:39 PM