SBOE takes final vote, science groups laud choice to pass over Intelligent Design

In what public interest and science organizations are declaring a “victory” for Texas education, the Board of Education voted Friday to accept new online supplemental materials for science classrooms, unanimously rejecting Intelligent Design/Creationist backed information from digital vendor International Databases, in a 8-0 vote.

The SBOE cast a similar preliminary More…

A Senate Bill to End Cocaine Sentencing Disparity

A group of 10 Democratic senators today reintroduced legislation designed to end the sentencing disparity between powder and crack cocaine — a long-standing push that never quite seems to get enacted.

In a statement, the lawmakers cite the reasoning behind the proposal.

Under current law, possession of five grams of

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